Personally, I think there is no point for the sleep status to be in the game anymore. It is the last known and used status in the entire game for a few reasons.
1. Unlike other statuses, their is no monster at all which inflicts sleep (even if there used to be)
2. Unlike other statuses, their is no weapon at all which inflicts sleep
3. Some people find the sleep status useless anyways since things like stun, curse or maybe freeze would be a better alternative in keeping a mob/player from attacking/moving properly.
Of course this is only what I think personally, but I have NEVER seen anyone use sleep besides in the training hall. Whilst in the clockworks people usually just drop sleep since other vials would be much more efficient.
If people do not want the sleep status to be removed, then sleep should be used more often in game. Basically, adding monsters that inflict sleep or weapons that do so as well.
Thoughts?
What people think so far: A few want to add more weapons that inflict sleep (things like tranquilizer guns or bombs which inflict sleep). Some people say that sleep can be really useful for buying some time. Not too many people are wanting to status itself to be removed.
If there are no plans to remove or add in sleep fully soon, please remove the sleep resistance/vulnerability on armors. there is no way for it to be afflicted to us, for now. you can put it back in later if you want.
-BTW sleep was removed because it was too OP. no one wants to completely lose control of their character for an indefinite amount of time.