Idk I wish they did something to make the overworld a bit more interesting, but I don't think I want to level sync down even more in its current state. I'm pretty sure most other games let you keep your kits in some fashion, whereas we do not.

Also gear progression at this point is more of a nuisance than anything. We're just progressing so we keep up with content on release, not so we can 1-shot mobs in Thanalan and feel good about it.