Quote Originally Posted by Hasrat View Post
Because doing it this way allows them to create an extra little minigame around the content?

Tweaking the system to allow the same challenge within its current limitations only really benefits the players bored and looking for a challenge. This seems like a way to get far more players interested in participating.
Honestly, you could make it a minigame without implementing it the current way it is, through the min ilvl system. It would work functionally identically but not be 1 primal release every few months.