Poe1 crafting is better and even more complex. In poe2 they wanted white base items to have value so they dont give you scouring orbs and you cant augment/transmute the same item multiple times. In poe1 you get 1 item and can keep attempting to craft it until its perfect for you. It can be complex when you start talking about stat weighting and randomness but its relatively simple in concept but difficult to master which is why poe1 is the greatest arpg of all time.