Quote Originally Posted by zdub303 View Post
It would make darklight and crafted gear worthless if i80 was unlocked. It would also make i80 a minimum requirement for all content. I'm not sure I'm ready to run CT until I hate it and the game just so my alts can run in pug groups.
It would introduce a natural progression to the game, which was intended since launch. Darklight and crafted gear will still have a use, for fresh 50s who need gear to enter these dungeons, not to mention the crafted jewelry remaining competitive throughout Coil. They even made it far cheaper to craft the ilvl70 gear now.

As far as making ilvl80 a new minimum, that may happen over time, and there is nothing wrong with that. You get loot to help facilitate getting better loot. Welcome to MMOs.