The bigger problem is that shoes are supposed to help maintain a healthy overall confirmation. It’s really hard to do that over a period of years because you’ll wear your shoes in and essentially lose the supportive aspects you get from a new shoe. As a rule of thumb, you should basically be buying new shoes every 6 months.
I quit RuneScape in 2011ish after squeal of fortune introduced legacy loot. I’m sorry, but for a game that was all about 100% completion, making loot legacy and unobtainable if you didn’t gamble for it was the straw that broke the camel’s back.