[quote]Obseletion is necessary for this game.[/quote] I'm going to have to stop you right there. Why? This isn't an MMO that's going to last a decade; it's already been confirmed that they're planning to release a sequel [i]next freaking year[/i]. This ecosystems isn't going to be around long enough to need any sort of "planned obsolescence." [quote]If you could use Y1 gear would you use the Y2 gear?[/quote] This is a terrible, disproven approach, man. People said the same thing when Etheric Light was announced, but guess what? People STILL used new stuff, bro! I adored my VoG gear as much as anyone, but I still started using way more HoW gear than anything else. (Dat Trials gear, tho) In the same way, TTK gear is just as new and exciting, but there's no reason I can't enjoy using new AND old stuff. :P