Talk:Experience Points/@comment-174.31.253.162-20110427020626/@comment-169.237.120.92-20110526183955

Because gold is a scarce resource, and golden equipment breaks notoriously fast. It's all about re-purposing: adding expanded utility to otherwise useless items, meaning that people have to weigh how they use their resources.

I don't think it's a horrible idea as long as it's configurable.