whats the point of crafting...

[Yoohre_WildRiver]

if most gear crafters can make are sold in NPCs?

are this only there while the crafting community blossoms? since there would not be gear at launch because crafters were leveling too and will be removed in a future patch?

or are they there to hard cap prices on the markets?

there is no incentive for me to craft low level stuff because sometimes mats add up to be more expensive than NPC value.