HOT and Ascended gears
I doubt they would introduce a new tier of gear, as that would indicate a gear treadmill, which is something the developers have been keen to try and avoid. And if a new tier does come out, it would be likely in the form of legendary armour, which would be purely cosmetic and not differ stat-wise from ascended.
You should be fine with crafting the materials now.
Camp silverwastes for 2 weeks and craft a heavy set…you can buy everything off the TP.
There won’t be a new tier after ascended so you can safely farm to make ascended gear for your new char
Thanks everyone for the quick response.
Now that i tested the revenant, feel that everything i do while waiting the xpac is wasted time hehe