I think the excess of mats is just a symptom to the loss of a lot of PVP players...
We could completely move SN away from craftable mats and into a type of mission mat that can be turned in for guild or faction points... maybe a week long duration, top 5 guilds get x number of points.
We could completely move SN away from craftable mats and into a type of mission mat that can be turned in for guild or faction points... maybe a week long duration, top 5 guilds get x number of points.