yeah well the problem is that dirt sucks as an immersion feature.
immersion != realism. seeing my character get dirty doesn’t immerse me into this world of magic and pirates, it takes me out of it, since that isn’t something that i’m expecting. when i’m playing as a flashy hero fighting off pirates, i don’t imagine that hero also getting dirty. or tanning in the sun.
ao is not a realistic game, nor is it about the environment, so dirt doesn’t really fit