The problem is that a loot drop ought to feel and look special. Rare drops ought to have personality. Right now you just move from one template to another as you level. It's boring as h#ll.
But Pharoah, there is no reason for different pieces of armor to look relatively the same. In real life this wouldn't even be the case. Armor, weapons, etc would be hand crafted and thus no two pieces would look the same exactly. Add in magic that is in this world and you would have a LOT of differences in how things…
This is my #1 complaint of this game. It seems that WoW was the only MMO so far to get this remotely right. As I level I want to get new equipment (armors, knives, swords, shields, helms) that LOOK DIFFERENT. I want my character to look DIFFERENT than everyone else depending on what I'm wearing. I want to get an awesome…