>>I haven't been back in the realms in a long time. I've noticed my character is wearing a superb bobcat headband. I'm pretty sure I made it but now when I create items like this there's no quality attached to it (ie. "superb") Is this a system that's no longer in place?

The only time I've seen adjectives in 3.0 craftables was when I did a terrible job making something (like a really bad forged item might be "a shattered X").

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Uzmam! The Chairman will NOT be pleased to know you're trying to build outside of approved zones. I'd hate for you to be charged the taxes needed to have this place re-zoned. Head for the manor if you're feeling creative.

These were the quality indicators you remember, where it told you the quality as part of the look/tap.
https://elanthipedia.play.net/Tanning_(old)#Quality

Now all crafted items use this scale that you can see by analyzing an item.
https://elanthipedia.play.net/Crafting#Product_Quality