Quote Originally Posted by DPZ2 View Post
Nothing is truly insurmountable. The question becomes:

How long do you want to wait for the next patch or expansion? Because making major changes to one of the primary systems for gearing is not necessarily going to be simple or cheap.

They could, for example, completely replace the underlying game engine. Would it be a wise business decision? No. Would it attract enough new players to justify the immediate costs? No way to determine that. We'll count that as a maybe. They could replace the entire game. Would that be reasonable? No - but it is definitely doable.
Exactly. It's more of a question of value. They already tried to mimic other systems and it didn't work out. They moved on. They're now focused on improving the game and setting up the next 10 years. Playing around with a system that isn't broken for the sake of a niche group of people who want to dress different isn't worth it right now and it probably never will be.