No, I'm stuck with the weathered stuffs unfortunately. I have 20k gil. How am I supposed to afford to buy a new weapon and full set of gear every few levels this early?
Do you think that's the wrong thing to ask for? The economy will stabilize soon enough, before that it might be tough but that's something you need to deal with. They essentially restarted the economy, and its wheels do not start turning immediately after you hit level 10.

The fact is that you should be required to update your equipment every few levels. Whether that's impossible in the current economy or not is another matter altogether.