Crafting is dead

[Seyb]

So endgame crafting is gated behind gathering!?

Isn't everything gated behind gathering?^^ Jokes aside, you can get very good gear (mainhand and body) for yourself with crafting alone (through the exchange of red scrips tokens). It takes a bit longer (5 weekly caps of red scrips) and you need materials (as always) from gathering, too. But they aren't limited.

That aside, all the new 2 star crafts are very limited, yes.