Quote Originally Posted by AxelDH View Post
Seriously though, it would be great if you could one day craft weapons that are near to the top ilvl at the time. I think it was mentioned by the devs that if they made crafted gear too good, it could encourage 'gil buying'. But if that's the problem, they could always make such weapons untradeable, so you craft them for your own use only. It could be a sort of relic quest for crafters!
Only if they made them tradable once they dropped from being BiS, please?

As a crafter, I make most of my money in the low and mid-level markets. The major use of the top-level stuff for me is being able to help boost hyper-casual friends who are allergic to grinding.