In some ways though, if we do hide gear, we punish players who dont have access to a sugar patron like your couple @Infect, especially the ones who are actually playing the game and grinding it.
But if we dont hide gear, so many new players will just try to copy pasta as always. Its curious actually, ppl are willing to spend 65k+ for an unawakend 110 set which may not even suit their playstyle becuz agi sets 110 are NT, instead of spending the same gold on ep/wills and just getting 113 orange armor, which is better than 95 awaken and 110 base in almost every way. (Not to mention losing their +14 forts on base 110 if they awaken them, whereas 113 orange has no durability issues and can be used in other ways down the road, and buying another 113 orange set is just like...4~5k gold extra to craft for abyss?)
So long as no clear benefit exists for gear hide, I dont think this project will even BE on the backburner.