They introduced luclin graphics and decided that having additional textured/models player characters is not worth their time, you realize since luclin's release in 2001 they have not upgraded character armor graphics once? Just a dye update with loy?
At least with original graphics you had the velious textures, I would have entirely preferred them to keep the "but ugly last century models" and introduce a lot more textures so identifying what you were wearing was easier. Though, I play with old models anyways, I see no point to increase rendering costs just for those terribly animated generic looking luclin models :<
