I get you there, I honestly wouldn't mind it if the old gear tied into the new gear. Like you get to keep it, but in order to advance, you had to get materials from the new raid to upgrade it. You can then have the option to keep the old aesthetic, but get the new stats ya know? OR They do what Guild wars and WoW has done, allow you to get the new gear, but use the skins from your old armor. Best of both worlds I think. Since not everyone likes the looks of the new weapons and armor ya know.