~Heirloom removal
I can see what you mean, it can be a real pain to fight full loomed players and it can be unfair.
However most of us do have atleast a few looms, but still looms are the only way to upgrade and "customize" weaponry and equipment which makes you feel a little more powerful and lets us all play with our favorite gear.
(It also makes sense, such as older wealthier and more experienced knights have tempered and upgraded equipment)
I would love to see heirlooms removed as I barely play with them, I personally find them game breaking, but I see the necesity(or how you spell it) of them, if you'd like to call it that, it offers a goal, rather then only grinding for xp and gold, what else to spend the gold gained in-game?
Unless there could be some replacement as, per example, actual visual upgrades to évery set of armor, weapon or shield etc. I love the idea of personifying your items and upgrading them but what I personally don't like is the massive bonus it gives you(it is massive) over non-heirloomed players, maybe up to a certain degree.
But I find it a bit overdone horses become bloody tanks when theyre +3'd, the difference between a non heirloomed shield and a heirloomed one is fucking mindblowing, I always play with a non loomed shield and whenever it breaks and I pick up a loomed one I notice the difference immediatly, it's like comparing a Old round shield with a heavy kite shield, durability wise.
The same with horses, i havent ridden anything but steppe/desert/(rarely)cathapract but the difference between loomed and not loomed is also great, i have a +2 steppe myself and did some comparing(6riding) and its very clear..
Also 1h gets the tag "left swing unglanceable, even when you are nearly behind them" but 1h unloomed is a joke sometimes(not the ez shit scimitar,ncs,pick etcetcetc but the regular ones), dmg wise it gets a major buff, but then again it wouldn't be needed if the bloody armor didn't turn into shit knows what when its masterworked.
But yeah, it gives a goal, which a game needs imo to uphold a steady playerbase and not let people get bored.
Tl;dr: all my frustrations, rage and tears.
Edit: massive Wall of text now with neat gaps