Lord of the Rings Online has the only MMORPG crafting system my friends and I have ever truly liked.

It's the only system we've seen where you can routinely make better game gear for yourself than you would find in loot drops, far cheaper than you would find for sale at the player Auction Houses.

In short, your crafting skill actually means something to your gameplay, directly.

If you have your main character and a couple of fun-to-play secondaries, you can ensure that all your crafting raw-materials needs are met, even if you're a hardcore solo player.

Thanks to Turbine for putting together a crafting system which is actually fun and genuinely rewarding.