Dungeons Need a Gear check system

[Dzian]

That's correct.
For some reason, ARR dungeons and story trials are still an exception to this rule

I suspect the sheer speed at which you level at that point has something to do with that.

With all the exp buffs and stuff that are currently in place, expecting players to keep up to date on gear that early is impossible.
With so much exp thrown out players with have outlevelled any new gear they get before they've even put it in their armory chest.

This Is doubled by the fact that even just doing the msq you end up so far ahead. You can easily be level 48 and only just reached quarn or cutters cry in the story. This then makes any gear you get useless because your already 10 levels higher than the quest / dungeon level and reward.

After 50 though I think the requirements are about right though maybe some tuning on slot balance wouldn't go amiss.

But smashing library at 59 in full 130 ironworks is still good enough gear to get the duty done smoothly. even if you could be 145? at theat point.

Same way shire would take you all the way to 70 and augmented cryptbunker 530 will probably easily last you right up to 90 in 6.0.

Basically the best augmented tome gear from the previous expansion and then just replace any bits you do get upgrades for via guaranteed drops if you get any appropriate ones otherwise augmented tome gear all the way to new cap is fine.