As the topic implies, I think it’s time to get rid of gear durability damage from falling. The reason has become clear after quite a while of not having these issues, the new Emerald Dream area has come around again.
Players are abusing explosives, traps, mind control, and other types of abilities to push others off of cliffs, and other areas. While this in itself is a bit annoying, especially mind control that can be cast over and over and over again. There really is no need to keep charging people gold for this type of element.
If this doesn’t change, I can see people becoming “gear breakers” who will constantly do this to others just to make them spend more gold on repairs. Get a group of people and camping others will likely be an outcome that will happen.