Made sense to give them gear relevant to the current end-game cap, rather than lvl50-60, then lvl70-75 sets of gear that are obsolete fast, and only get used for JA swaps. Also because of how fast you can obtain 99 these days.

There's already a recolour of the GEO/RUN AF in the game, so we'll probably be getting a higher Item-Level version down the road with better stats/buffs.