Quote Originally Posted by RVallant View Post
Having done all the crafting from 1-15 immediately in one go (and that was a bit silly, I burnt myself out there) I found I had, well, nothing to make except maybe a sword and more gathering/crafting gear. The Novice Hall stuff is superior to anything I could make in the 15-20 range (and earlier), so I'm chomping at the bit to catch up with the crafting levels in order to make something I can use that isn't given for free. (Oh and dungeon drops supplemented the Novice gear quite nicely too!)
Yeah, some of the stuff that SE has added to make it easier for new players to "catch up" quickly has put a real damper on low-level crafting. The gear from the Novice Hall from patch 3.2 has outclassed a couple tiers of crafted armor (except for the hat and belt), and then the weathered accessories from patch 3.3 outclassed the first couple tiers of crafted jewelry.

Though I'm well past that point on my main, I've lately been spending more of my attention on a recent alt who is currently at that stage (highest combat class level 18 LNC, and DoH levels in the 13-23 range except for CUL which is lagging behind since it's not linked to the others by inter-dependent materials or gear to make for them). And yeah, it seems like at that point, the majority of the crafting is for the crafting and gathering classes themselves.