I value something because *I* value it. I worked hard to get it at the time. It has, then, value 'TO ME'. I don't need the game company to further assign value to it. I'm an adult able to do this and not need to lord these things over others to get through my life and be happy. I don't determine my worth and value by what I have over what others have. I'm thrilled and consider my Fenrir a trophy, even if the MGP was 'easier to get' than when Manderville was first released.

So. Releasing these Anniversary Earrings is going to 'devalue' the hard work and effort people put in to earn the old ones?

WHY?

The only reason: YOU.

The only reason any value is assigned to it in the end is you put it there. Pixels are pixels. A game is a game. Regardless of 'he said she said' it comes down to what value you place on a thing. And if you, personally, decide that other people having something now makes your thing 'not good anymore' that says something about you and how you value things. And that is not the responsibility of a company or other people. That is for you to deal with. No one can take away that you got to participate in the actual Calamity. Other people having an Anniversary Item, same name or not, doesn't effect that. If you somehow feel it does... that's an issue for you to deal with, not Yoshida, the developers, SE or anyone else on these Forums.