No! You are going about it the wrong way... We don't want to use old gear, we want to use new gear but looks like old gear, thus you are requesting transmorgification. Like I said they are moving towards a more MMO type feel. Have you ever played Diablo III or WOW or Guild Wars or any MMO? When it comes close to the end of an expansion you will have all the best stuff and as soon as the next one drops all that stuff is quickly replaced by greens(common) and blues(rare).