Why should people that never paid for the expanded gear get access to level 31 gear at the vendor? They should all sit at 30 forever unless they want to support the franchise. Why should they get access to content others have paid for?
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Even though this is a troll post. It is completely accurate. In every other multiplayer game that has come out, for example WoW, it is exactly that way. People who don't get the expansions are stuck at a certain level, the level cap for the expansion they are in. Thus if they want to get a higher level they have to get the expansions. So the OP is actually quite on track.