Update so ascended gear can only be used inside fractals of the myst.And not ouside in PvE,other dungeons or WvWvW.Also increase the agony effect so you would need ascended gear in every level starting from lvl 5 and 1-4 level gives you random pieces of ascended.Furthermore increase the chance of dropping rares,exotics and what not the precursos.Also I heard people who are not 80 can go there and they get upscalled,let them gain exp points aswell.This is just my thoughts what could arenanet do to stop the hate on the forums about the gear grinds/treadmills.
EDIT: Also forgot to mention that the stats on ascended gear should vary in every level.Lets say level 1 70power level 2 72power and so on so on.