The XI/XIV 1.23 gear style was the best design in the genre period... it was the one thing they had right. Items were unique, items lasted alot longer, content was less negated, and it allowed for multiple builds.

It is so crazy they removed that. Almost everyone liked it.

The gear system now is just lazy.

Level 1 item

Str +1

Level 10 Item

Str + 6

Level 50 Item

Str +28

lets hope it is not Level 70+ item

Str + 48............


Sure it is easy to balance, but who cares. Make stuff worth getting, making people want to get things. If it is balanced and boring it is worse then things being OP.