Not long ago i dusted off my level 50 necro and while i was getting busy with his tailoring it hit me:
It takes considerable amounts of materials to craft what i need (if we’re talking rares), while results lasts a day or two, before i drop(!!) something better.
Everything rare or even master quality is quite costly given how short-lived it is untill i hit lvl 80 exotics or ascended crafting tier.
My solution:
Recrafting – rather then making new item, you upgrade old one you use to current crafting tier stats.
Benefits:
you can keep the looks of the item you like without stat sacrifice
matches the pace of leveling system – you level fast & you can upgrade fast
helps ascended farming – less mats needed for upgrades = more in bank for end game gear.
greatly reduces frustrating mats grind, remember not everyone levels by killing hoards and hoards of mobs.
doesn’t really kill off making new rare items from scratch, as they’re new skins to use.
given the above it kills off crafting new ugly items or same looking gear – and good riddance.
Getting to 80 does not automatically make my crafting get to 400. And it matters a lot because crafting grants me ability to truly hand-pick the stats i want on my end game gear without being reliant on TP or luck, and lets me get the stats i want on a gear which looks i love via transmutation.