i agree with the op, they need to make gear matter more. better gear needs better results. forget this casual outlook where u can do everything naked and not make a huge impact. by 2.0 if not fixed i probably won't stay that much longer. take swtor i already quitting cause i'm maxed out gear for most part and nothing to do. guilds are empty all day other then the event times cause literally nothing else to do in that game other then that. it's a joke and any mmo that follows this style is set to fail and suck too.