Quote Originally Posted by Stepjam View Post
Generally I agree, but you occasionally can have situations where weighted backfires. The most infamous run for me was Akademia Anyder where the tank had entirely augmented scaevan gear on left side aside from weapon (which was stage 1 relic) and maybe the belt. Right side must have been higher level gear so the tank barely qualified, but since left side gear definitely matters more than right side, they were barely able to handle single pulls and got kicked right after the first boss.
How is that not nonetheless a significant improvement over their ilvl being propped up only by their right side, with their Defense and Weapon DPS (and Strength and Vitality, to a lesser extent) being that of one 40 ilvl too low?

Again, at that point you're merely arguing for increased ilvl requirements, not a change to the system itself.

By all means, do both, but an unweighted system allows for a far greater shortfall in stats (especially those most meaningful) than does a weighted one. Having each slot contribute to the average ilvl rating as much as it can contribute to your overall stats is objectively better.