whats the point of crafting...

[Applekrumble]

I'm not keen on just 'settling' for housing crafting - as experienced in another game where furniture were prevalent (LOTRO), it's pretty much a waste of time decorating your home when you usually won't be receiving visitors. Sure, for the first two months you'd probably have a bunch of people coming and going but eventually everyone's just gonna be busy doing the same thing; dungeon runs, coiling and farming for other junk - and hardly stopping by at their own house/friend's.

"Looking ahead to Patch 2.2, crafters will be able to alter gear designs using a “template” system (official name TBD), giving them yet another role in creating desirable gear. " - This would be much more appropriate given that players are more likely to flaunt about in their appearances VS having static junk back home.

On that note; is that "template" system to override the "Vanity Slot"s that were being discussed in the forum and confirmed by a mod?