Actually i feel this LU is a boon to crafting as a whole.. yeah some gear is getting downgraded. especially hard hit will be armor and weapons. However, I feel the loss of subcombines is AWESOME!
I craft for my guilies and myself. I dont think that a legendary rock/root/gem should be so high on the scale either.. they are relatively easy to get. One thing that people are whining about is it took alot of mining or harvesting or whatever to get such and such. Well this live update makes it easier to get that.
So we have simplified crafting check. easier harvesting check. harvesting skill helps check. harvesting tools to reduce time spent check. downgrade of some things to compensate how rediculously easy harvest is gonna be check. more legendaries in market. most probably. more desperately needed fighter loams.. god i hope so for the fighters.
For me this update means 1. my level 70 crafters will be used more but spend less time doing it.
I get to play in the game more.
No more people being soaked as bad.. (still will be soaked free market and at all)
and crafted gear will be relegated as gear to wear till you earn better set. but still gear that has a purpose. As for the doom and gloom peeps.. well you can feel doom and gloom. but people actually do buy apprentice spells.. and they upgrade later.. they will buy common crafted armor. just upgrade.. and they will buy a cheap legendary if thier whim hits.. and get an armor made.. but there is always better.