I highly doubt they're going to up and change how the *entire game* works because some of you want it to be something it isn't.

And I'm pretty sure that if they did, sub numbers would tank.

I do this quite often, but I'd like to again refer you to the Daedalus project:

http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/

This man spent *years* studying who plays MMOs and why, as well as what and how.

The sheer time investment required by the type of progression you're asking for simply *will not* work with current players.

The very reason content lasted that long was because desirable drops had shitty drop rates. Most casual gamers don't have the time or desire to invest in that.