By "item conversion" I mean the long asked for proposal to let players turn a wearable item into another graphic in the same equipment slot. (Artifacts in particular.)
Robe to dress; glasses to helmet; Rune Beetle Carapace to chain tunic.
Same properties, same slot, different graphic.
A team member said this would be difficult to do.
So my alternative is: Create new artifacts that have identical properties to current items.
Put them in one or more less-used areas. Next dungeon revamp, maybe, or in non-champ areas in Ilshenar, throw onto the champ or peerless or doom gauntlet loot/pack spawn system, anything like that.
Not conversion, but an entirely new item, with a new name, with properties that exist on another item.
A helm with the stats of the Mace and Shield Glasses. A belt with the stats of the Crimson Cincture. A surcoat with the Corgul's Sash stats.
You get the idea.
Who knows, maybe one of the names you come up with will inspire a new game-wide storyline or something. And you can add new items into the game without coming up with anything new save, maybe, a new monster to fight, a new obstacle to overcome. But the rewards would be built in.
-Galen's player
