Insane scaling combined with RNG item drops combined with finite item drops combined with RNG item stats combined with no ingame way to alter those RNG stats have all mixed together to create one of the worst gearing systems I have personally ever had inflicted on me.

I hope either the guy doing Crafting Overhaul or someone else mods a way to edit stats on items AND some way to level items that you like so you can keep using them. CE is an option for this now, for those of you not allergic to using it, but an ingame way to do it would feel better (as long as the method is streamlined and unobtrusive).