I see an argument being made, not very well mind you, for Horizontal Progression. I have to ask proponents of that, what good is it to have a BiS piece of gear that remains BiS for ten years? What good is it to be stuck wearing a 350 HP/Mana piece of gear for its focus when everyone else has been able to upgrade, due to not having such a necessary focus, to gear with 4k or 5k HPME?

If you're wondering, I'm referring to Everquest's Necromancer 2.0 (or 2.5). That has a 10% damage bump to all of the Necromancer's DoTs, and was introduced with Omens of War. That was .. 10? 12? Years ago. EQ is a game of generally Vertical Progression, but it has a few pieces that remain BiS due to its effects not being replicated elsewhere. The Necro Epic being one of them. At least other classes that still click their Epics are able to keep them in a bag, not equipped.