I think people are also forgetting it’s an optional cache of gear you can choose to ignore if you so please. The game isn’t forcing you to use this gear, just giving you an option if you just so happened to feel inclined to use it.
It’s similar to the people who complain about renown rewards being available on new characters. You don’t have to use those either until you personally want to. It’s like people just want to complain about an option.
Now I don’t use every option given to me in the game, but it doesn’t mean I want them taken away either. If I don’t use it but others do, more power to them, how does it affect me in anyway?