I think SE failed if their intent was to make crafting easily accessable for anyone (who doesn't bot). If they intend it to be something people focus on they did well I think (except for the bots). I know I dont have the patience to craft. It isn't for everyone and if they didn't make a system where people could bot, I would say it would work fairly well. Some mistakes they need to fix here, but yeah crafting is not for everyone who is honest enough not to cheat, as tempting as it may be.