I do agree that base gear needs to be more readily available. I don’t want to farm for hours to find the weapon I want to then ruin it by the random enchants.
Therefore, I think we need armor and weapon recipes to be more readily available so it lessens the grind of random items. And, instead we grind for materials to craft the equipment we want.
Then add this on top of that so we don’t have to grind materials as much: Suggestion: Deconstruct, Dismantle & Disenchant Gear