I personally find it troubling that this is the thing that folks got in an up rage about. Trust me I understand the mindset, but I can't help but feel like this was a fight better left alone. For myself it left a dark cloud over the celebration. I dabbled in 1.0 and have played off and on since 2.0 fairly seriously. But I can't help but think that the experience is the priceless part, not some earrings most have all but forgotten. Ushering the game in through the turmoil should fill you with pride rather than misplaced rage for something so trivial. We have a long way too go, with many changes ahead of us. As a community we should probably weigh in more heavily on changes that need to be implemented to keep the game fresh and exciting, rather than worrying about how unfair giving people vanity gear that was collecting dust in your glamour dresser was or wasn't.