Finally got my sokokar last night & only died 3 times in the attempt (I'm level 67), even with a couple of guildies helping me out. Swapped onto my armourer & dinged 71, then got most of the way to 72.
Crafting has changed a lot. I always used to have to keep an eye on my power, as spamming the buttons could use a lot up. Now there's no problem - I regenerate it as fast as I use it. Also, it's nice that my T8 armour recipes only use one root, especially as they are around 50s each on the broker. The ore is cheap (around 1s) as obviously everyone is trying to get rare loam/ore