As long as this game doesn't have AION's drop rates, then I don't see the problem.

Me playing AION pre-3.0 (3.0 didn't change much, unfortunately... just change besh temple to another dungeon and you win):
OH? JUST FINISHED TANKING MY 85982TH BESHMUNDIR TEMPLE AND FINALLY GOT 1 GOLD PIECE OF ARMOR!? FFFFFFokay.
*spends 200m on high-levelled manastones (materia but more expensive and trollish)*
OH S**T! MANAGED TO GET 5/6 OF MY SLOTS FILLED!
*manastone chaaaarging*
*CRACK! all manastones depleted. Grats on wasting 200m and having a useless gold drop that sucks without the gear bonus!*
Me: FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!11!111

Yeah... as long as the gear isn't asinine to get and mod then I don't see a problem with gearscores. Well, other than the fact that the elitist a**holes now have a new sex toy to uncomfortably fumble with.

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Thinking about AION's drop rate and manastones made me a sad panda. I needs a hug. D: