Mabinogi is for you if you don't mind the graphics. A player can wear whatever they want for combat, since all clothing, all light armor, and all heavy armor have the same basic stats as there counterparts. It's the enchants that give them bonuses a…
No idea what to recommend, since all MMO's have some sort of repetitiveness to them, which seems to turn you off. Maybe take a break from MMO's and try out other genres?
I'm all for this idea, if used in moderation.
-It should be used in a skill based game, not level based.
-A skill can't be forgotten.
-They have easy to obtain caps.
-A skill to degrade from max rank to lowest should take ~24 hours gameplay …