Quote Originally Posted by Aurida View Post
Crafted items aren't supposed to be valuable. They're supposed to fill slots until you get tomestone or raid equipment.
HQ Crafted items used to have value until prudent touch made endgame crafting far too much of a joke, though. In other words, they had value before that happened. So yes, they are supposed to be.

Although in Ishgard 5.2, it’s hard to say what’ll be made valuable then. Maybe exclusive tools and gear you can only get by being top 5 on your server. Who knows.