In my opinion crafters should beable through Hq, rare drops, and melding craft gear on par with the strongest gear in the game. Until that moment I feel there will always be problems.
Again I have my dow/m at 50 so im not downing people for not wanting to craft and preferring to fight. But some people want to spend there time crafting they should have the same right to gear on par with the best gear through there chosen route. Or else simply remove crafting/ make everyone be able to craft anything cause its not worth the effort currently.