Quote Originally Posted by Naryoril View Post
and because there is often no choice of items (e.g. there is currently only 1 set of ilvl 400 gear for each class)
I dont disagree with your overall point, but i did want to offer a slight correction. There are 2 sets of i400 gear. The savage set, and the augmented genesis set. Still, even adjusting for preference in sub-stats doesnt really change much(for most classes). Does a ninja in a high crit build play differently then one in a high det build? To my knowledge, not at all. And some classes have stats that are hands down better then the alternative(a bard that isnt maxing crit is a bard that didnt read their tool tips). But as Raldo said, we differentiate ourselves via our class choices(and skill or lack thereof) and via our glamours.