Level 50 end game pre HW worth it?

[Zorlinta]

Im also agree that it should be needed the improvement, but it was poorly done punishing so badly to all people who work hard before and HW is just giving away things similar or better by sample "Gift ilvl 125 HQ" items (mean gift because are mostly just quest talk npc A, go and talk npc B quests) that replace your so hard work earned reliq (yeah new item uglier but better stats) is not a way that be a fair. Also example 2, lucius item wich took about over 2 week of grind just on last step have the exactly the same stats than nq npc item lvl 60 (wich also less than 100k gil) hurts you as much like a kick on most sensible parts.

[Alisi]

but it was poorly done punishing so badly to all people who work hard before and HW is just giving away things similar or better by sample "Gift ilvl 125 HQ" items.

That's how almost every MMO with expansions works tho. It's just the name of the game. Naturally they'll be 'giving' out 125 gear to start most people on the right track to end game material. It makes no sense to have people grind to get the 125 gear just so they can replace it all in the next level or two.