Required Class/Rank failed - Can we have Optimal Rank and Favoured Class back?

[mysterytaru]

I just wonder why some people bashing the optimal system simply consider that everyone is so incredibly dumb they aren't able to choose the correct gear just because the game doesn't lock them out of choosing the "wrong" one.

Because unfortunately the community of any given game, much like real life, is composed 60/40 (being generous) of morons/not-morons. Required Rank/Class gear would be like if product warning labels actually physically restrained someone from doing stupid things. It keeps most people from making stupid decisions they otherwise would have. Even with this system, people will still choose the wrong gear but at the very least they'll have class/level appropriate equipment.