The removal of base stat increasing enchantments and addition of gear modification.

Now, when i say base stat increasing enchantments, I mean stuff like Sharpness, Power and Protection. These enchantments kinda wreck the tier list. This Reddit post shows this. (credit to fishg-)

I have a better alternative to this that could maybe spice up the combat as well:

Gear Mods!

Gear mods would allow you to turn base weapons and armour into altered versions of themselves! You could turn a normal broadsword into a shortsword that does less damage but swings faster, or the ordinary crossbow into a repeating crossbow that has a much higher rate of fire in exchange for less damage and accuracy.

The best part? Nothing is a direct upgrade! Everything is just as good as the other options! You can modify your weapon to suit your combat style, making for more interesting combat!

Modifying weapons is a new function for the anvil. You can spend materials and EXP on modifying your gear.

Some base weapons could also be renamed so that they have a specific classification (e.g, sword to broadsword, bow to shortbow, etc.)

In this link, I have included a list of my own ideas for weapon variants,  feel free to check them out!

Thanks for looking at my suggestion, post your criticisms in the comments below.