I think having a unique weapon like having a 50% dd mace or dank +14 buff staff or having a nice collection of weaps like phi and his 5x melee 180 vit mace and the 5x melee 25 ish magic mace was the only thing from pre epic that I missed. That and mages having relevant dps in pvp.
@Bloodybladez: My numbers might be off but at the end of the day confirmation bias still fits. Balanced isnt because people could get away with having garbage gear with their imaginary "skillz".