I think the reason is because transmogrification is not character- or class-specific. If you transmog an axe into a sword and give it to another character (or follower), it still has the transmogrified appearance of a sword. If you were able to transmogrify 'normal' helms into wizard hats, then you could have any character equipped with a 'wizard hat' graphic.
If you could transmog regular helms into wizard hats like Storm Crow, you run into 2 problems:
1) Barbarians, Monks, et al. could run around wearing wizard-only gear. This would look confusing but is ultimately cosmetic.
2) The developers would have to go back and add new graphics files for every class so they can wear all other classes' special equipment. This would be a pretty big time and money sink for something that would just confuse players (See #1).
It kinda sucks that I can't really use the graphics for the cool class-specific equipment I find a lot of the time (like BK swords, or Madawc's Sorrow), but it solves some nasty problems in the big picture.
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If you could transmog regular helms into wizard hats like Storm Crow, you run into 2 problems:
1) Barbarians, Monks, et al. could run around wearing wizard-only gear. This would look confusing but is ultimately cosmetic.
2) The developers would have to go back and add new graphics files for every class so they can wear all other classes' special equipment. This would be a pretty big time and money sink for something that would just confuse players (See #1).
It kinda sucks that I can't really use the graphics for the cool class-specific equipment I find a lot of the time (like BK swords, or Madawc's Sorrow), but it solves some nasty problems in the big picture.