There is a sticky about this on PTS server forum, go read it.
Here's the important part.
"Major changes are currently on schedule for the next major content patch, such as extractable basemods (armoring, barrel, etc.) from purple items, critical crafting successes on orange outfits, more bind-on-equip schematic drops for artifice and other professions, increased relevance of augments, better reverse engineering chance, and other improvements. We want to create significant incentive for players to engage in the crafting economy – as provider of goods or supplier - without requiring players to take up a specific profession as a ticket into endgame."
Think this might be in march? Hope so, looking forward to see what's planned. I am hoping for more orange recipes for crafters.