I used to. I have a level 12 character who is itemless. But since it isn't working at the moment, to my knowledge anyways, I haven't touched him in awhile. Back in the day he used to have the best gear I could buy, but alas I sold it to get the Elder's Color Chanmge from green to purple. When it was ative, I used to battle Kuzmich everyday until eventually I was able to beat him with no problem. From there it got really boring. I used to be, and still probably am, the second ranked fighter, although anyone could beat me nowadays with my gearless character.