"Ridiculously oversized weapons?" Meh (I'm not a fan though either)
"Ridiculously oversized weapons before the max level is in?" is a serious concern.
Actually the perception of the requiem on drops to keep people with a gnat's attention span interested is the concerning issue because
IT IS NEVER GOING TO RETAIN them
I liked it when we were EQ-leaning in regard to equipment.. Crafting was viable and gear was special and valued.
When nothing is special and valued then NOTHING is special and valued.
Don't come here and list the fourteen "Best in slot" which are generic as hell already and we haven't even gotten the first raid and be like "but THIS IS special and valued and it took me a WHOLE WEEK to get it."
Where we're at in this phase, STATS at ALL should take more effort than they do, clickies shouldn't exist, but they do
which signals a shift in direction from a deep and engaging game to
Weak ESO with tab targeting, which I did not see coming.