Nothing was taken away from you... You were only able to obtain gear to reach a certain level in the past. With how any gear could level up to 34. Currently you are at the level cap assumin you are 34. With ttk, 40 is the new cap. Without it, 34 is the new cap... You are proposing that vendors sell 34 gear? Or 32 gear that can be ascended to 34? With ttk being out, it does not make sense for that to happen. Even in the past you had to have the dlc to buy gear from a vendor.. With the exception of vanilla gear. Vanilla gear hasn't been a part of the game or sold by vendors since last December if i remember correctly.