Am I the only one who finds it a bit disappointing to just keep getting higher level gear for our existing, level 50 jobs? Sure, equipping these new items makes fighting tough monsters easier, but in reality it's starting to seem like a vicious circle.

I acquire higher level gear to fight a higher level monster to acquire higher level gear to fight a higher level monster...

I would much rather level my character to 60 and gain new abilities and traits.
I don't mean so seem ungrateful, but will I eventually be using level 200 items on my level 50 jobs?