Lets take a look at artifice, the highest hilts, crystals, and enhancement slots you can make are 22. You can get better than that off daily vendors. Even the lowest pvp/tionise gear is better. Not that you're going to make them. They cost 40,000-60,000 in components to make, and sell for 1/2 that.

Something clearly needs to be done. I like the simple example of my guildmate and I. We were both after the same recipe. He got it the first day of trying, I got a trash recipe. He has been crafting said item ever since, as far as I can tell, the only person on our server making it. I on the other hand, am now about 6 weeks into re attempts, millions and millions of credits blown buying components off the market. I did eventually get a second recipe, the trash one I already knew. It was comical. =(

Following the discussion on reddit, sounds like they let (at least some) long term beta testers and people that registered before 5pm on July 21st in. No idea how frequently the invites will be sent out.