I very much doubt that any of the SWG top Armoursmiths or weaponsmiths would call crafting a min game.... although swtor and many other mmo's crafting systems could i agree be called mini games in comparison to SWG
and before anyone wants to remind me this isnt SWG, i played in the beta and i love the game. I just think that everything to do with the gameplay outside of forum discussion should be done in game only.