One of the most pointless tradeoffs in D2 was that between magic find and combat performance. Switching out items in the final seconds of a boss fight to get better MF was not good gameplay. It was possible to get both high MF and good combat stats for some classes, but that was the exception. Most people had to choose between their ideal combat build and maxing their good drops, and that's not a tradeoff that makes the game more challenging in a fun way.
I would suggest that Blizzard add some item slots, additional jewelry or something, for items that have non-combat-oriented bonuses. All bonuses to magic find, light radius, and perhaps some other stats like running speed, would be found exclusively on items for these slots, and these items would never have any combat bonuses. This way you're separately trading off non-combat bonuses with other non-combat bonuses, and combat bonuses with combat bonuses.
I think people would be happy to be able to build up some of these fun stats, while still feeling like they're fighting at their maximum potential. Make sense?
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I would suggest that Blizzard add some item slots, additional jewelry or something, for items that have non-combat-oriented bonuses. All bonuses to magic find, light radius, and perhaps some other stats like running speed, would be found exclusively on items for these slots, and these items would never have any combat bonuses. This way you're separately trading off non-combat bonuses with other non-combat bonuses, and combat bonuses with combat bonuses.
I think people would be happy to be able to build up some of these fun stats, while still feeling like they're fighting at their maximum potential. Make sense?