A suggestion about how to deal with old gears when ffxiv evolves

[Felis]

I'm sure we can turn them in for GC seals later

[Edellis]

The #1 absolute best way for avoiding power-creep on future expansions is to abandon linear progression of stats on gear.

The worth of i100 gear shouldn't be +9 strength, it should be adding some sort of functionality to your character that isn't necessarily better but provides more utility. That means you can have 5 different types of i90 armor/weapons to choose from that can all stay usable because they don't HAVE to increase your DPS in order to be useful.

But if i100 and i110 gear is simply +Stat, then no matter what they do, releasing new content is going to render old content obsolete.

[NyneAlexander]

I'm sure we can turn them in for GC seals later

Some stuff. But not primal drops (weapons/accessories)

What I would like to see is an addition where with a certain rare drop you can have a crafter enhance your DL, AF2 or Allagan. This would jumpstart the economy as well as give life to those old duds. Also, once upgraded, these items should be dye-able.