A few thoughts that came to me after my wall-o-text a couple pages back...

-This devalues pieces of equipment in game because everyone's first thought when needed new equipment will no longer be "Go the the auction house," which stimulates the economy.

-Their first thought will be "I can get that myself." Most likely not everyone will be able to and become frustrated with the entire process or otherwise buy what they need.

-If someone lacks the patience and discipline to get gear they need they will most likely lack the necessary funds to support their play-style in this environment and become frustrated with the entire process.

-If everyone can get the gear they need by themselves with little to no effort, this makes it completely worthless to everyone.

-This eliminates the majority of the interdependence in the in-game economy and makes it feel a lot more like a solo RPG.

Extremely unappealing. I was very close to purchasing new components to build a brand new hotrod of a desktop for this game. I am putting that on hold until further notice because of this nonsense.