Crafting is actually pretty broken. I didn't take a single point of damage (well almost) in the final boss fight, on hard difficulty, because I had well over max resistances.
Plus with all of the +1 crafting equipment you can find, tons of bracers and belts seem to have it. +1 from the pragmatic perk. Thats 3 skill points invested, which is nothing.
Rubies give +20% all elemental resists, and you can enchant most armour pieces with essences if you have no rubies.
