From the sounds of things the legendary cloaks/bonds might at least give marks when I dismantle them - which is better than receiving nothing. To be clear, I have no problem with grinding to get new gear - I do take issue with grinding to get old gear I have already obtained though. The biggest problem for me is the relatively short timescale where your rewards are actually relevant - take prison of elders it's only been out a few months & all I that gear will become fairly useless when the taken king hits...