IMO socketables are just gold sinks. Blizz could just aswell just remove sockets and build the stats from the socket right into the main stats of the item.
The only thing interesting about those rainbow gems was the +/- elementary damage. The on death effects were too small to notice, and the damage was very little aswell.
We allready have +skill damage % and +element damage %, I dont see why we need more of it on gems.
And wether this will fix itemisation or not : the problem is that blizzard thinks that itemisation is the entire game. Itemisation isnt bad at the moment. The problem is that there is absolutely zero endgame. All you do is grind and grind to get better gear to grind more. A few long term goals would be great. Or at least making the game open enugh that players can create long term goals themself.
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Twoflower-2131/hero/47336841
We allready have +skill damage % and +element damage %, I dont see why we need more of it on gems.
And wether this will fix itemisation or not : the problem is that blizzard thinks that itemisation is the entire game. Itemisation isnt bad at the moment. The problem is that there is absolutely zero endgame. All you do is grind and grind to get better gear to grind more. A few long term goals would be great. Or at least making the game open enugh that players can create long term goals themself.
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Twoflower-2131/hero/47336841