Erm, so I think you were somewhat missing my point, and I did update that post with a wall of text, but I guess I'll move that over here since you all probably missed it. I also agree with Harlaus, as usual.
I'll go ahead and be devil's advocate. There are many gaps in price very similar to this very gap in price. Let's go ahead and agree Steel Cutter and Vengeance are, say, 350-400k (probably a little more to craft, but whatever, not important). We can also agree that those fancy house crafted goodies are 1.8m or so, right? Maybe a little more? 2.5m maybe? Yeah, let's go with that. There are several other gaps that could also be filled - Striped/Heavy Lam (300k) > Trans (1.8m), Arbalest/Elegant (400-500k) > House Crafted Xbows (4.5m+), Sharpshooter Bow (350k) > House Crafted Bows (5m or so?), Bear (300 for body, 600k for set) > House Crafted Armor (Let's just go with a lot. I don't want to do math for Copper Bars and have everyone debate it anyways), SKS (60k?) > Royal (2.5m or so)(Defender does a good job, but is RG only), normal crafted polearms or Snake weapons (500k or so) to Sarissa (1.8) to Eastern Glaive (6m+ I think?). So yeah, there are lots of gaps to fill, some equal in size and some much, much larger. As new items are added, gaps will be filled or modified.
I'm not saying I'm against having more 1h weapons, I'd absolutely love that! More 1h weapons, please! I'd really love a nice new warpick or a longer, slower version of the Head Crusher, but just more swords would make balance even more difficult. I'm just saying that they aren't purposely being neglected. I believe the reason there are so many House Crafted 1h weapons available is that devs wanted there to be a nice selection for Legionnaire, Sentinel, and Aventurier to choose from in the House Crafted zone, and that the Vengeance/Steel Cutter would be sufficient for people that cannot afford the better House Crafted items, as there is supposed to be a gap between normal crafted stuff and the brilliant House Crafted goodies.
I'll go ahead and be devil's advocate. There are many gaps in price very similar to this very gap in price. Let's go ahead and agree Steel Cutter and Vengeance are, say, 350-400k (probably a little more to craft, but whatever, not important). We can also agree that those fancy house crafted goodies are 1.8m or so, right? Maybe a little more? 2.5m maybe? Yeah, let's go with that. There are several other gaps that could also be filled - Striped/Heavy Lam (300k) > Trans (1.8m), Arbalest/Elegant (400-500k) > House Crafted Xbows (4.5m+), Sharpshooter Bow (350k) > House Crafted Bows (5m or so?), Bear (300 for body, 600k for set) > House Crafted Armor (Let's just go with a lot. I don't want to do math for Copper Bars and have everyone debate it anyways), SKS (60k?) > Royal (2.5m or so)(Defender does a good job, but is RG only), normal crafted polearms or Snake weapons (500k or so) to Sarissa (1.8) to Eastern Glaive (6m+ I think?). So yeah, there are lots of gaps to fill, some equal in size and some much, much larger. As new items are added, gaps will be filled or modified.
I'm not saying I'm against having more 1h weapons, I'd absolutely love that! More 1h weapons, please! I'd really love a nice new warpick or a longer, slower version of the Head Crusher, but just more swords would make balance even more difficult. I'm just saying that they aren't purposely being neglected. I believe the reason there are so many House Crafted 1h weapons available is that devs wanted there to be a nice selection for Legionnaire, Sentinel, and Aventurier to choose from in the House Crafted zone, and that the Vengeance/Steel Cutter would be sufficient for people that cannot afford the better House Crafted items, as there is supposed to be a gap between normal crafted stuff and the brilliant House Crafted goodies.