For crafted gear it's disappointing but somewhat acceptable though they should at least one extra bit of detail that differentiates them from regular dungeon drops. For Soldiery and dungeon drops with the Monk Soldiery gear and most CT1 gear being the biggest offenders? Yeah it just comes off a lazy regardless if only stats matter, resources must be really thin or going into the wrong places if even high tier rewards and raid drops are being recolored. I'd rather have more unique designs for gear with stats than more level 1 vanity wear, though the optimal thing would be a balance of both and especially avoid resorting to recolors for high level gear at all costs.