The value of these low-level purple equipment was not only in their attributes, but also in their rarity.
In the 1960s, many warrior players even sold their cards to buy the inferno battleaxe. A large card sold for 300 gold, and they took out 100 gold to buy the inferno battleaxe.
From a later point of view, it was simply unreasonable. According to the gameplay of World of Warcraft, any low-level purple equipment was only valuable in appearance, while the quicksand robe was used for illusion. No matter how good the attributes of low-level purple equipment were, could they be better than a full-level blue equipment?