Girlfriend has been suggesting this for a while now, well before they announced that this is how it would work for CT.
Wouldn't it solve nearly every problem with coil? You get the loot you actually want. You can go back to previous turns and help friends, which means you don't even need statics anymore. You can spend more time actually doing stuff in the game when you're actually farming for specific pieces of gear. And on top of all of that, you're still limited to 8 drops a week per party so the gate is still there, just much more bearable.