Finding crafting impossible.
At level 17, you move on from Tier 1 raw materials which you gather in Queensdale, to Tier 2 raw materials.
By the time you reach level 17, you haven't gathered nearly enough raw materials to advance your craft to using Tier 2. And I'm now gathering Tier 2 raw mats but cant use them as my crafting isn't high enough, and can't advance any further as I'm not getting Tier 1 in the areas I'm questing.
Looking at the guides, you seem to need absolutely tons of stuff (eg 500 copper ore ) to get to Tier 2 (eg Weaponsmithing to level 75).
This means either spending days and days of doing nothing but gathering in Queensdale, or buying stuff from the Trading Post - and I don't have anything like that kind of money. So far I'm up to 35 Weaps, can't get further without wasting time going after crappy Tier 1 mats and am busy pulling my hair out in frustration.
So it seems to suck totally. Or have I missed something?