Quote Originally Posted by Radacci View Post
well that's the thing, crafted gear is purposely lower ilv than end-game, to make end-game stuff, desirable.
This is a design flaw though that makes crafting valueless.

What is needed is equal parity between them - and this can be game balanced by requiring end-game content to craft the top items, and crafting to turn the top end-game loot drops into useable gear.