I never said I didn't keep a set of fully upgraded gear for when I need it though. I have a set of fully upgraded gear to get me to 31, no full raid yet. Think of my obsolete helmet as ornamental armor, it still does it's job and I'm at 30 while wearing it, but for combat purposes, I switch to more current style gear. And yes it's a shame, remember when devs used to extend play time by making games more fun over time instead of putting it on life support to make them more addicting and less rewarding? Destiny has amazing structure, but it seems like the devs could care less, I have a feeling it's Activision being Activision as Bungie really out out some quality product with the Halo series.