The "perfect crafting" for an RPG as far as I'm concerned is the very basic type you got in BG2: entirely "quest-driven" and based on finding a small handful of rare parts/ingredients.
I totally agree with you.
That's why I really llike crafting in BG3 as it is right now. Just a few weapons/armors. You mostly just combine 2 or 3 parts on a workbench but there's also a few interresting variation (susserer, adamantine forge).
That said, I really don't like the crafted items that mostly sucks (like most items in the game, thanks patch 7 for having added even more of them...)
I'd HATE to be able to craft tons of scrolls and potions and poisons and arrows... It would mean that I'll keep ALL component for the sake of it, but never use them because crafting is just some kind of useless mini game.
