I suspect abilities like Basic, Standard and Advanced will be pruned outright or merged together. They're effectively worthless outside of leveling. So it wouldn't surprise me if they did something like make Careful Synthesis I and II universal. Honestly, they could do that with a number of skills that have long since fallen out of use. I'm more concerned about the state of crafting as a whole. Never have I seen prices on the current tier crafted gear reach five digits except maybe the rings by the odd numbered patch. Presently, on my server at least, it's not even worth making them anymore. Just flip the mats.