Did you see in that first line where I wrote "year 1 gear"? I thought that was all encompassing, but apparently I was supposed to list literally everything. Apologies. If you want to cling to the past, continue to use those weapons. Like i said, Bungie made a big mistake by allowing you to ascend gear in the first place. The vanilla weapons should have been left behind long ago, or continued to use, just not at the max level. Now that armor is going to be free from light, it will vastly broaden our ability to be individualized without having some stupid mat that is unobtainable for some (not saying me, I've got a surplus that I'm not using). All I'm saying is that I think these changes will be for the best overall. The EL thing was nothing more than a tease that probably never should have been introduced in the first place. If it hadn't we would all already be accustomed to the fact that we'd be leaving gear behind for something better/more powerful.