Small change to endgame to help.

[ElHeggunte]

So, you beat AS1 and get a ring, you already BEATEN AS1 and dont need the RING at all...
What about AS4, you will get a Weapon, but then you already have BEATEN it and you dont need that weapon at all...

This is kind of a short-sighted view. That ring you got from AS1 obviously wasn't necessary to clear AS1, so it's "useless" so far as subsequent AS1 clears are concerned besides making them slightly easier. However, the larger purpose of that ring is to give you a stepping stone towards the progressively more difficult AS2, 3, and 4. On that same token, while the AS4 weapon is "useless" for Alex Savage progression since you have to clear AS4 to get it in the first place, it's still going to be a stepping stone for future, steadily more difficult content.