Make (low level) crafting have a point

Crafting shouldn't only be reserved for minmaxing. The fact that every disenchant only serves to get fragments for sale doesn't help new players much. I should be able to sell shards i don't need and use the ones i do need. What to change? Maybe let low level shards add more increments to gear so i would actually be incentivized to use them. e.g tier 1-4 shards increment 2-3 times more on all gear as they do later. For a new player the feeling of progression is what keeps you playing. HB Oly crafting could be amazing if i could constantly upgrade my gear piece by piece but currently all shards should be kept and combined just for the purpose of sales to endgame players.