As tittle.
Make T3 armor legendary, or give a recipe with the according gifts to make it legendary tier with stat swap and all the fuss.
Keep the current pip and ticket system and just update the outnumbered buff to give bonus pips per minute instead of instant pip gratification (to avoid map hopping for pips).
The T3 armor requires a legendary amount of work and have a legendary look to it, it should have legendary quality or at least be able to stat swap.