Don't rush to replace it. I have a fully maxed out miner and botanist with the "old" gear and there's still nothing I can't see. (double negative, I know) Need platinum? Ebony logs? Done. 638 GP, 420 perception, 428 gathering without food. There are probably people with more. I have no problem getting HQ on either of the new nodes. Will I probably need the new stuff in the future? Of course, but not today. So I gather the stuff to bring it to our crafting team who are working on the 4 star books so they can make the new gear. It's a cycle, but if you have a team in your who's working together, there's not any problems. I can't imagine the work if we each did this on our own.