There are many item's in the game that have no set bonuses. Some item's are just unique and have no real stat advantage over other gear. However they have cosmetic value which some people like me can't pass up.

A couple item's for example:

-Encasement of Anguish (there are also many other unique styled dolmen gear.)
-Grove-Watcher's Brigandine (Unique City of Ash chest)

There are ton's and ton's of item's like these that look amazing! However they are just swept under the carpet because they have no stat value. Just regular gear that look's great.

My suggestion is to give these unique item's more value. Give them a 25% bonus from regular stand alone gear. Something that could create new gear diversity possibly (depending on how big the boost is).

Since a lot of this gear is dropped in specific location's, it would give more incentive for player's to obtain them.

A simple transmog system like in diablo would also be an easy way to fix this.

What do you think?