Star Wars: The Old Communists
Should be the version for the "fair" game people. In MMORPG's gearing has been in since the beginning, it's the whole point of an MMO"RPG". Taking that away takes away the core properties which make it what it is. In no RPG do you not level, gain points, gain better gear, heals, damage abilities etc to do more output. You are not talking about an RPG, you want a different game completely, which is why you keep referencing non RPG's.
I would have no issue with equalization, but why would I continue paying $15 a month for that when I could just go play an FPS for free? I'm not bashing your ideas as they are sound for another game type, just not an RPG. And yes, the Original DoTA (Warcraft III map) did have levels and gear which made you stronger than the others, though since it is now it's own game and has, what I gather from your stuff, changed. It was not and is not an RPG.