I don't think that was the issue being raised. Could you say the same thing about ornaments and armor? I'm curious what the rationale is. What benefit does the game have of retiring armor with preferred stats and even armor 1.0 with enhanced perks and ammo finders/scavengers for every weapon type and combination that one could choose, and doesn't get phased out after the end of a season without having to equip or dismantle any mods. This will eventually disappear from us. Before another reader chimes in and says,"you really only need new higher level gear when doing high level activities or power-level sensitive activities..." Try patrolling with low level gear. Run into a VIP target with gear much lower than it. Try to make a public event heroic solo, or find that lost sector that has Nightmares now, and use really old or under leveled gear. Run that new event on IO as a 750. I'm sure EVERYONE there will understand patrolling is not end-game and will thank you for not being the highest power level you can be. Wait, what? You won't run gear that severely under-levels you for even a measly patrol? What activity is "lower" on the scale of difficulty than patrols? Has patrolling become end-game?