Just reading your whole post made me nostalgic of the old items. It feels like SCIII had lots more things then SCIV and V did though V is catching up with the DLC. But I do miss items like the Thief Pants, Long Leather Boots, Gamblers Robe, Enchanted Boots, Scorpion suit, Battle dress and so on. You pretty much nailed it on the head.
I actually do like Lizardman's dual axe concept, it really works for my Native American character lol. But I do miss Yun-Seong, Talim, Zasalamel, Cassandra, Amy, and Seoung Mina's styles a lot. The game feels weird without them. Hell, I even miss Sophitia's style even though Pyrrha and Omega Pyrrha are supposed to be it. I just liked how Sophitia played.
And when you Talim as your main style and Zasalamel as your second, are you referring to your mains or what you used to create yourself? x3