[quote]Seriously, even if Y1 gear [i]did[/i] need to be left behind for the sake of balance (which is nonsense, but let's just pretend, for a moment), there still isn't a [i]single, goddam reason[/i] that Class Items shouldn't carry forward; none, whatsoever.[/quote]Even if it were possible to ascend them, they'd still be at a disadvantage. Class items now have stats AND perks, while Year 1 items do absolutely nothing other than provide defense. For all their concern about power creep they've actually gone and guaranteed that certain new gear, like ghosts and class items, are stronger than their Year 1 counterparts. I'm also hating that there are no elemental primaries for this raid. Apparently they were worried that there wasn't enough variety in the weapons before, so they went and A) dropped every existing weapon as a viable option; B) eliminated an entire variety of weapons, those with elemental damage; and C), FOR THE SAKE OF VARIETY, made it so that there's exactly one primary weapon you can use that deals elemental damage.