Yeah I know it's just idealistic to think they would come up with a more sophisticated crafting system. But like I said, auto-craft is fine even if I would prefer the more involved crafting.

That being said, I think that recipes for finished items/gears should be learned and purchased/gained from quests/drops and even make them non-tradable. That would stop bots I think, a bit... If you actually have to work for your recipes, at least you can make sure that the people crafting those gears/items did put effort in acquiring them.