I'm seriously concerned about the state of items in this game. I'm afraid they are just going to continue to be stat sticks. I don't know about everyone else, but for me gear needs a bit more substance than just an additional piety or mind here or there. I honestly haven't seen an MMO in years that hasn't had some kind of special or unique effects on rare gear pieces. The AF gear in 1.0 had some, and I don't see why they would remove them for 2.0.

I know I've heard some people harp about balance or how it doesn't fit in the game, but I just don't see how that would be the case. I don't see how giving a tank a bit of "hate generated +x" or "+% chance to proc firestarter" on some high end gear would hurt anything. Finding gear like this is what gives people the drive to run dungeons over and over again for years. Personally I kind of find it hard to really want to grind for just an additional +2 piety on my WHM.

Am I the only one who feels this way?