Originally Posted by Darlal

a) simply upgrade the current gear. This doesn't hurt anyone, but it can upset the pve versus pvp balance as well as letting highly rated teams get their pvp teir 5-6 on day 1 (5k points goes a long way).

b) upgrade the gear, but increase the price for the new gear. This slows the top teams acquisition of gear, but really hurts the mid-level contenders.

c) require season 1 gear to purchase season 2 gear. This really hurts new characters and cements the top teams in place, which defeats the purpose of comeptative pvp.