I'm here to talk about pink inflation. You know, that problem that has led to the creation of terms like "trash pinks". It's time that the devs addressed this problem.
For most of the game, players go along and can count on the "rating" system for items. Pinks are better than purples, which are better than green, etc. But somewhere near the top level areas, this goes awry. IMO, the problem really started with Nuri's. The fact that there were "common pinks" and "rare pinks" really broke things. Adding to the confusion is the fact that purples as a category seemed to vanish, especially in Fang. For current endgame farming, you can get really excited to see the notification pop up that you "looted a legendary item" only to find out it was a "trash pink" worth 20k if you're lucky.
It seems like the developers felt some kind of pressure to "put out more pinks" and so created these "not quite pink" drops to artificially inflate the numbers. But the truth is that there is a stark division among pink items: the ones that are the real legendary items and the others that are merely pretenders. It would make a lot more sense if the devs simply used the existing purple category to designate the "good but not the absolute best" items. This would reduce confusion and restore the "legendary" pink category to its original intended use. Sure, that means the color pink would be seen less often, but it would also mean that it really means something when it does appear.
I really hope the upcoming Humania expansion will rediscover use of the lost purple category and keep only the true pink items at the legendary level.
