Crafting requirements.

[Nezerius]

Yes this is true but you cant get the I level 90 crafting as easily as you can the 120 ironworks. If crafting were streamlined like combat between ARR and HW as I'm suggesting then we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Except it doesn't need streamlining. Lvl 50 players don't need to jump to lvl 51 recipes right away, there's lvl 50 ones to craft mats, needed to craft stuff past that. Use a crafting manual for bonus exp while doing so.
There's also GC turn ins, which will always be ARR recipes at 50 (and a few lvls after). Once they hit 51, they'll be at the recipe's lvl, making it so they no longer get that penalty on being lower than the recipe's lvl.

Also, you're probably focusing a bit too much on the Recommended stats. They're not a requirement, else the game wouldn't even allow the player to start the craft.

But you're probably gonna say that crafting to gain exp is somehow not fun for all these new players.