[DEV Question] Why is this allowed?

[Canadane]

[Dev Answer] Because that's how average numbers work.

[Shurrikhan]

[Dev Answer] Because that's how average numbers work.

That is how an average of a metric of varying real value works. They easily could, however, base the metric on consistent real value, which would weigh a weapon differently from, say, a ring.

That's my point, the gap is too much considering the cost of both those items.

Agreed. Or, alternatively, we should either be paying a bit more for weapons or a bit less for gear. In either case, we should be paying a roughly equal per-stat cost, just as ilvl should be stat-based. The only determiner after that should be how we weigh Defense.