I think there should be an item exchange system, where you can turn in your old rare/ex gear for points, and then use those points to buy other rare/ex gear.

There is tons of rare/ex gear that I have from way back in the day that is no longer useful but it is gear that took me a very long time to get, for example Sirroco Kukri, Optical Hat, etc.

It would be nice to be able to turn those items into new gear that is useful. Possibly something along the lines of you get 5 points for O-Hat, 3 points for Sirroco Kukri, and you could buy a Athos's Gloves for 60 points.

It would be better than throwing my current gear away (making me feel like I wasted all the time spent getting it), this would also possibly allow older content to find new life. When was the last time there were people camping Kreutzet or Dune Widow...