Really ??? Have u ever bother to discover lvl 49 artifact (purple) recipes ??? >>> Better not speak at all, when the information you give to the public is completely false.
I am 100% sure u just dinged 400 and then didn't bother do anything more, classic for lazy kids like u.
Armormech isn't broken and is one of the BEST profession for tanks mostly, although any1 who is wearing heavy or medium tech armor can benefit from it.
Armormech like Synthweiving needs time to discover superior recipes BUT once u discover them, the items that u can craft are far better than BoP items in Hard Mode.
I have a full crafted lvl 49 artifact (purple) tanking gear and is equal to Columni Armor (T2). Maybe Columni has a bit more Endurance, but my crafted gear has much more Shield / Absorb / Defence rating that my Powertech needs.
My LvL 49 artifact (purple) piece of armor has 6 stats on them plus the augement slot. So you can boost one of the 6 stats more or you can have 7 stats on 1 piece of armor. No mods or drop items from Instances can give you this.
Also, reversing engineer from a lvl 50 puprle crafted item can give you Legendary recipe. Ofc needs time and money but its nothing impossible.
Right now i am having more than 1 milion in cash - 400/400 Armormech / Scavaging / Underword Trading - All lvl 49 Artifact (purple) Recipes in All Combinations (Bonus to Crit, Bonus to Power, Bonus to Defence etc) And also have 2 Legendary Recipes from LvL 50 crafted items.
LvL 49 Artifact Gear with Augement Slot is far better than the Columni Armor (T2).
YES, it needs time to discover the right item for your needs, but its possible, you just need to have patience about it. But once you discover it. You will be geared faster than trying to farm tokens or item tokens from HM instances.