What's the point of R50 Gear...

[Nero]

Faction NM's are still NM's.

And still there is still better Gear than the Gear you get from Factions. <_>

I really don't know where you are reading that. He talked about items, which his retainer has. And the stuff you can buy or craft is better than the NM's eqipment. Even the new rank 50 stuff. Thats what he meant.

Because he said: Templar, Bucaneer, ( which is obviously Faction )