This game was designed from the ground up for equipment - ALL equipment - to become obsolete, and to become obsolete QUICKLY. On top of that, even setting aside the fact that you'll need to chuck any piece of gear into the dumpster in 3-6 months, the stats on gear are boring, just the same mixture of primary stats and a handful of secondary stats. No oddball stats or special abilities. SE keeps all the gear simple, straightforward, and easy to balance.

There's no piece of gear in the game that is exciting to get, and there likely never will be. It's just a fact of life that folks have to deal with. Try not to think about equipment, and instead focus on other things in the game that bring you enjoyment. Equipment is nothing more than a means to an end, not an end in themselves as they are in a lot of other games.