Please explain how bound weapons would ruin the game? It is something that is done in most MMOs today MMOs that are as old as Rohan and far more popular.
Do you own an upgrade? If not how much is being able to compete or survive in the advanced dungeons worth to you? $200-$600?
If you could get a weapons that was about as good as the original Epics, but bound tyo your account would you pay $80 fore it? After all $80 is a LOT cheaper than $200-$600.
Who is this 'everyone' you are talking about? I see only people that can afford to pay $200+ for a pixel weapon as the only ones asking for them.
The point is the MAJORITY of people playing here can't afford to drop that kind of money on ANY game, much less Rohan. How do you keep those people from leaving a week after they make an account and find out how horribly outclassed they are? Why in fact are YOU not playing here anymore?
Fixed that for you.
That genie was let out of the bottle 5 years ago. Today you cannot compete without some help from a premium weapon and most players cannot afford to spend an average of $300 on them. How would you propose to give those that are not independently wealthy a fighting chance and keep them from leaving