Glancing over the variety of early game circlets in the crafting log. Once there was an appreciable distinction between them in terms of stats, now its just 'what colour do you want the stone to be, chum?'
Also I honestly liked replaying through ARR - there's a fun cutscene where the warrior of light gets ambushed and a sleep spell cast on them, an exchange between Nero and Livania that I blanked on etc that felt more rough hewn but satisfying back when they were lifting off Game of Thrones for inspiration.