One of the reasons is that they reached the Highest Levels in there Gear Levels by buying Gold only to have New Gear come out that makes there old Gear semi obsolete. I say "Semi" Obsolete.
Why not make some kind of option to raise Gear Levels without having to bid for the New Gear in Auction or get blind lucky in the Mall
Possibly make a New Gem or New Upgrade Card that would allow you to raise the Gear Levels in small increments with a chance to reach the Max Level at some point with a guaranteed number of Gems or Cards.
I think you would be surprised how many would be in favor of a option to raise there current Max Level Gears with a Gem/Upgrade Card Option.
I know it would increase the sale of Gems and Upgrade cards if there was that kind of a option available.
Im not suggesting that you could raise your Levels from a Purple Level 45 Gear - to a Purple Level 70 Gear but maybe a a Max of 2 Levels Per Equipment Max. That would at least extend the life of your Top Level Equipment for say another 12-18 months depending on how the Updates/Expansion were set up.
