Hi Mirage, glad your back on the forum and maintaining this list.
I've tried avalon several times but always run in to the same problem, namely that the newbie experience is great, but as soon as I choose a profession, I just run out of stuff to do since there was no direction in the game that wasn't dictated by other players, and it seemed pretty difficult to start or find quests and solo activities, can't speak about drama, I do remember there was some sort of hoo-ha a while ago about one of the developers' abusive behaviour in rl, and about the game changing to be more cash grabby, but I'm not sure how that reflected on the game, as I said, I always had trouble getting into it, for all I loved the newbie experience.
On the other hand I do have some good news regarding some other games.
Wayfar1444, which was mentioned several times in this topic is now back up and running and even has a db page, and yes, it has the most insane crafting ever! You can literally build your own starship from scratch!
Coremud is also back up and running and the developers have done a really nice job with the accessibility here, so that's definitely one to check out, indeed you can probably find the topic discussing accessibility changes on the forum.
one game I would recommend for this list is stellaraeon, it's not exactly got crafting or farming in the traditional sense, but it's got some very unique ideas, though what else would one expect for a game developed by Dentin of Alteraeon.
For a start, it's a space game with absolutely zero combat whatsoever, discover aliens, and talk to them, fly around the galaxy and do lots of mining minerals, stellar surveys, fulfilling cargo missions and the like. You don't build things in the traditional sense, but you can do things like refine your own fuel and ores, or customise your own ship components, idneed for exploration, especially considering the hole world is procedurally generated, there really isn't anything else quite like it.
Though the head developer is very busy with her new job and can only work on the game at weekends, Erion has been expanding. There are now several new craftable items including candles, and prayer rugs, in preparation for a full faith and pilgrimage system which is coming in the future.
Another fun mechanic, which is none craft related, but imho is a fun one, is liberation. Forage for a feather of liberation, and use it to free captive prisoners or slaves you find around the game for rewards.
Okay, I'll confess I do have a vested interest in Erion since I'm writing for the game myself , adding story missions, background for different areas, and extra mobs to make things more interesting, indeed the feathers of liberation idea came from a suggestion I made which then got coded into the game.
With our dreaming and singing, Ceaseless and sorrowless we! The glory about us clinging Of the glorious futures we see,
Our souls with high music ringing; O men! It must ever be
That we dwell in our dreaming and singing, A little apart from ye. (Arthur O'Shaughnessy 1873.)