Quote Originally Posted by Sephrick View Post
So if you respond to anything in this post, make it this: Is dropping equivalent gear enough? HNM drops Uber Sword of Epicness, instance drops Epic Sword of Uberness, both have the same stats but different graphics each are as difficult to get. Is that a satisfactory compromise? Then the player base can decide their favored method of game play.
I wouldn't view that as a solution. It still fails to promote any real competition, which is what I think a lot of players are hungry for.