I see ppl complain about the shopping and this seems really overblown to me just because if you play normal difficulty there is no need to optimize.
I am constantly using some garbage pieces of gear for various reasons and it is not any huge drawback.
I think the problem is one you create for yourself in thinking each piece of gear on each guy has to be perfectly efficient.
Honestly, I think this is what most of us do. But even though I can get by with shopping less, when I have to it's still a chore. In fact I haven't played the game in a few days because my characters need their gear upgraded and I am tired of the chore. I'd literally be willing to play through the game several more times if not for this chore, but it's made me tired of the game, when I otherwise wouldn't be.
The problem isn't just the scaling. It's the RNG of gear, and how much of a pain it is to get the gear you want, especially once gear starts having many different stats. The scaling wouldn't really be a big deal if not for this, because shopping would be a breeze.
