This is the exact reason this change was made awhile back. We want to reward players for playing the game and getting the pink gem drops because their stats are the best you can get for those slots. If all of the plat items were the best (like they were) then the need to play the 3D content becomes 0 because there are no real upgrades to farm and play for. It also makes the game 100% pay to win, which is not the intention.
In the future there will be more cool stuff to farm on top of just stated equipment loot, at which point we may or may not revisit their potency. For now, these gems are stated as designed.
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