it's kind of how the prestiege pvp rewards have been in most mmo's for a very long time.
I suppose it is a bit of a shame that the FFXIV ones were all so good for such limited sets but at this point taking away the promise of exclusivity that the people did the event for is a bad choice.

better to be glad that the limited pvp sets don't have a player limit anymore than lament about the past that is already gone