Why play at all if you're only playing for gear? I have every piece of VoG and CE gear, and I agree that the PoE weapons are in severe need of a rework. But I still run both raids and 34/35 PoE on one character a week, because I have fun playing those encounters. If the game has become a chore to a player, where it's only fun with a specific load out, I would urge them to take a break and play something else. I don't play Destiny exclusively anymore, I play the Witcher, Dragon Age: Inquisition, the MCC and I just picked up Scholar of the First Sin for XBO (I beat the vanilla DSII on my 360). The end of year one gear was inevitable and I feel it's better now than down the road where we've developed an even stronger attachment to it. Trust me, I'll miss my Praedyths revenge, my Fatebringer and especially my trusty Vision of Confluence, but I'll still enjoy Destiny at its heart without them.