and what of those who if they aren't attached fall off? good riddance? just like the content good riddance I suppose.

I hate to get so one on one with you but you were a pld? did you have a hauteclaire and and joy, an aegishalmr and koenig celeta, and valor surcoat, koenig cuirass, and ares cuirass. Because all of those items were the best items situationally and if you skipped out on that kind of thing I think you really missed out. becoming stronger in this fashion is desired for me because it takes more time. If you wipe out old content then the new content gets done in the time it takes for players to focus fire single objectives.

Other people have said this and I'll say it too your just gonna beat everything in 2 months and spend a year or so waiting for another cap raise. on the other hand if i level a new class 3 expansions in with horizontal progression i have 3 expansions worth of gear to sift through and optimize my brand new class which will take me much longer than just the latest patch with the only relevant level loots.

Longevity is the keyword for me. Seems to be for you too but you have a different opinion maybe your are confused (like you claim everyone else is) or maybe we just want different things (more likely).