Quote Originally Posted by IzumiRaito View Post
I think SE dont want craft gear equal to top tier gear because that would completely negate the lockouts.
The reason SE doesn't like crafted gear being equivalent to raiding gear is they don't want people to just buy their way into BiS gear. Even if the materials to make the gear all drop from endgame fights, it's still entirely possible for one person to pay someone else to do all the work.