Dropped vs. Crafted a compromise?

[IBloodmoon]

I never said I want this to be what's done for ALL endgame gear. There should be plenty of normal drops and normal crafted items for other folks.

I'll retort that you can't reasonably expect players who don't put forth the extra effort to get all the benefits of the people who do.

I wasn't trying to imply that you were asking for this for all end game gear. It would be nice if they made boss dropped materials for U/U items. They did say they would make a crafting npc for the old seasonal items, so perhaps they could also make the U/U gears also for a fee. That way non-crafters could still get the items and crafters would have the advantage of making it for free and having the ability to HQ the item. Thoughts?