[DEV Question] Why is this allowed?

[Nestama]

I wouldn't survive...because I didn't even have the average ilvl to enter Sohia EX. Yet I did enough DPS because I had a higher weapon.

But you wouldn't be able to replicate that in Sophia EX, as you would be dead most of the fight. Now swap that around with being in i255 gear and whatever ilvl your crappy gear was for the weapon. You'll be able to survive, but you go from being a glass cannon to a... well I guess tank stance DPS :I

That would have made sense...if only every piece of armor wouldn't add to your main damaging stat...

Barely. My i260 Anima has 65 more points of INT than my i270 gear :T