Ok listen to this.

IF every item have hidden stats, depending on the crafter skills, mats used etc..

What if we needed an INSPECT skill to see those stats ? But i'm not talking about numbers.

but something like this :

REAL ITEM STATS ( hidden ) : KNIFE : damage 10 - damage type: slashing - speed: 10 - Durability 10.

WHAT WE WOULD SEE WITH low INSPECT SKILL when using the skill on the object : An excpetional hand made knife(refers to damage)...could easly CUT through the common armors...(refers to slash damage) ( The 3 dots mean that there are more hidden stats you cannot see due to your low inspect skill)

WHAT WE WOULD SEE WITH high INSPECT SKILL when using the skill on the object : An excpetional hand made knife, unbelievably light and fast, incredibly resilient,could easly CUT through the common armors. An engraving on the handle says Miyagi. - so we get informations about the crafter, the speed, the damage etc, and maybe we can get some facts about the weapon type and stuff...you know, some fluff.

Imagine this for every item in the game . No numbers, nothing certain, but you can still have an idea about items quality!