I make plenty of Gil off my crafts. Hopefully I'll get plenty more after 2.2.

2.2 will introduce new iLv90 crafted gear, and based on the rewards from one of 2.1s main quests, tier V materia.

iLv70 crafted gear with materia already outmatched Dorklight.
iLv90 crafted gear will presumably outclass iLv90 gear.
New iLv100+ gear will be behind lockouts, just like Coil/Mythology was previously.
Thus people will presumably want iLv90 crafted gear to carry them over for a while.
Tier V materia would presumably come from Spirit Binding iLv70 gear, that means the market for current iLv70 crafted gear would also pick up.

If that comes to pass, crafting will have received a massive boon. If it doesn't? Well, I'm already making plenty of Gil off my crafts.