I do miss FFXI where items didn't lose value after you reached the next milestone in the game.
Like... I love how the battlemage outfit in 14 looks but once you get to 50 you might as well toss it as you will never use it again.
Same with DL gear... You work so hard for your philos and for what? So you can toss the item once you have your AF/coil gear... and I bet there will be other (better) set that will replace this when Crystal Tower comes out.

FFXI gear swap was a pain in the ass for the inventory but it gave extra life to certain items.
Also, what happened to stats such as "adds refresh" "cure casting speed" "pet HP" etc?