>>527741485
>players would care SO MUCH about 1 artifact set that they would potentially spend something like 6 patches of feathers on re-distributing the stats
Yes, that is true, actually.

>>527741546
>We got stuff like underground maps or sending all expeditions at once added eventually.
Which just proves that loadouts affect a much smaller % of population.
HoYo has the numbers and the only result you can conclude is that it's simply not an important enough issue to push it ahead of other features.
If loadouts would bring or keep enough players over other features, then they would have prioritized.

Just thnk about it.
Loadouts only affect sweaty middle-of-the-pack players.
If you're a whale, you would just use the designated optimal hypercarry sets.
If you're new, you would try to farm for the best/most efficient set.

>>527741680
>>527741782
This argument falls apart once you realize there's something known as "priority."