Quote Originally Posted by Fenral View Post
Before someone jumps in with "WoW did this, so XIV will be the same," Yoshida said in his PAX interview with Famitsu that current gear will not be replaced as soon as you hit 51. So while 135 gear will probably be replaced by the time you hit 60, I can't imagine it happening immediately, especially since the MSQ only requires up to 90.
I'll jump in then and point out that WoW didn't do this. At least not with Mists. It took a few levels before the quest greens overtook the cataclysm (4.3) epic gear in ilvl. Most people were switched out to quest greens and blues by level 88, but it didn't happen at level 86.

I'm in the "around 55" camp for FFXIV as the level most players will trade out their gear. Maybe 56 or 57 for 135 gear.