I spent years obtaining all the salvage gear the my jobs could use (few sets) only to see it all not replaced, but blown out of the water by AF3 stuff, so what did I do? I started gaining the much easier to get AF3 stuff to replace the salvage stuff.

Instead of complaining about outdated gear which will no doubt have its chance to shine again, start working on what's good, and easy to get for the now. That way you're covered no matter what the outcome is.