You're right RPGs do have a concept of signature gear But they also don typically increase the level cap by 20 in one expansion And if they do, take borderlands for example You're "signature gear" becomes quickly obsolete That doesn't mean you bitch and moan about it That means you get excited for the next cool gun that's about to fall into your lap Edit: trust me in no time you'll be playing this game and all of a sudden be like "man I had some good times with that pulse rifle" and then proceed to gun down a horde of thrall with your new pulse rifle that you love just as much as you did that one But right now you sound like a small child who's whining because they got a new toy instead of having the old one, broken beyond repair, fixed