Volvo, just get into the system. Yes, it may not seem balanced at first, but you go and get a profession and see how much you have to work to get where she is. It's a lot of work to get to a higher rank, so you should just try it out for yourself before you go and critique everyone
Volvo, you... sry but I dont know what to say. Ive spent about 700 materials and 87 days of crafting. If thats already, I dont know what you think is balanced? Crafting every day in a year and spend 5000 materials?