We did ...
There was several occasions in the past when people were litteraly asking for new magic items. :-/
Yep, for every person expressing the opinion that something is rubbish, another will say it's golddust.
Adventure, exploration, magic and treasure were the key pillars on which D&D was built. Those are far more important to me than combat, which is just a means to an end.
... but I still don't want to be tripping over items that only work on a Thursday afternoon while standing on one leg and wearing pink ...
