The fact that you can drop, grind or gamble pieces of endgame currency and items such as mageblood headhunter, mirror, hinekora's lock etc is the single most incredible feature for player retention and overall happiness.
In 2 you don't get opportunities for such excitement
You want compromise? How’s this? Twenty years on the grill, I wanted manicotti, but I compromised. I ate grilled cheese pleasers off the radiator instead.