Why is crafting so useless?

[Magis]

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First, your prices are extremely exaggerated. They were never that high on Excalibur... a legacy server.

Second, people charged for what people would buy em for. The market settles to what people can afford from undercutting. Also you aren't just paying for the mats but also the crafters effort to get to that level. Otherwise, please do it yourself.

Also you act like you were forced to buy fully melded crafted gear. That was not the case, there is other options.