Not being a 20, I don't exactly know what yer referring to, but I do know that I feel stupid running around in no-stat whites just to get my iLevel up! Especially considering I spent several hours solo-pickpocketing in The Tomb of Lights so I could get the rogue-only i100 helm and equipping it made not a damn bit of difference in my stats when I got into a BG! I love the whole theorycrafting part of what we do, and this crap just throws all of that out the window and makes it seem like they honestly do not care a whit for, nor do they understand the hearts of those who love, PvP. Whether twinking or end-game, these changes make a joke out of everyone.
That said, I still enjoy the game itself. I left for over a year because of what the end-game had become, and I find many of the Legion/pre-Legion changes refreshing, so I'll just see how things go...
What I would expect, given these changes, would be that eventually the developers opt for a purely template-based system across the board, whether PvP or PvE, and all gear just becomes cosmetic choices. And then eventually you'd expect them to see the error of their ways and change shit back! Ah well...
