IF THEY STOP GETTING UPGRADED, THEY BECOME OBSOLETE. If Vanilla weapons were still at 300, they'd be [i]obsolete right now.[/i] By capping current gear, it essentially gives it an expiration date. Example: If I sealed up the gas tank in your car, so that you couldn't put any more gas in it, that car would be [i]obsolete[/i], because why bother using a car that's [i]destined to run out of gas.[/i]