Have people who didn't buy DLC ever gotten the new gear at release? No. Did anyone spend $20 on Necrocasm? No. Did anyone spend $40 on Raze-Lighter? No. That money is spent on a full* content expansion/ update and ALL of the gear associated. Rise of Iron isn't going to be any different save for a different weapon skin. Nobody is paying $30 for Gjallarhorn. They're paying $30 for an expansion that happens to come with Gjallarhorn.