As an achievement hunter, I've been trying to keep relevant crafting professions leveled as I, well, level, though there's been something confusing me lately.

I've noticed that at each 'level' of crafting, there are various options with the same level requirements and same general stats and mat requirements.

For example, I'm a priest, and I've noticed, say, for the Sylvacloth "set" of gear there's maybe, what, four or five different sets of armor? What's the difference in each, and is there a reason I just wouldn't craft the one with the best stats since they all have the same level requirement of 30?

It's been my experience in leveling that every robe of a certain Tier has had the same appearance as every other in the same Tier. Does this not hold true for crafting, and that's why I'd craft something else in the same Tier? Very confused here, but don't want to waste mats to test it thanks to the stupidly stringent Titan rune requirements in everything :(

Buummp.

..Seriously, bump.

Crafting is broken.

They look different and you can use them as templates.

Typically the white and green patterns are [filtered] and are easily replaced with quest gear.

Some of the crafted armor is the best looking in the entire game IMO, but as for stats it all sucks except for the T13 crafted gear.

Rrg. And of course there's no way of telling what any of them look like before you blow all the mats.... ><

Nope. You can kinda guess what some will look like by previewing templates, but that is really hit and miss.