Guild Wars 2

Gear that is lower than the level you are being down levelled to is also being down levelled as if it matched your level. For example I am lvl 42, in a lvl28 area, have lvl 14 chest with +8 power and 35 defence.

Stats without it are (naked chest):
Power: 231
Attack: 450
Armour: 301

Stats with it:
Power: 236
Attack: 455
Armour: 324

If I goto a zone of my level the stats are:
Without it (naked chest):
Power: 408
Attack: 720
Armour: 505

With it:
Power: 416
Attack: 728
Armour: 540

This piece of armour is LOWER than the level I am being down levelled to. I also tested this with other equipment LOWER than the level I am being down levelled to with the same result.

It appears that regardless of the level of your gear, the gear stats are being brought down the same amount as your characters level when down levelled. Which means for characters who do not have gear that closely matches their level, they are worse off when down levelled than characters whose level match the areas level, with the same gear.

I continue to have this issue of equipment being down scaled based on character level and not the equipment level. It is making levelling of my mesmer very frustrating with 2 on 1 fights resulting is my death most times.

Yes I know I can buy better equipment but thats not the point. Equipment should be scaled down based on its level, not player level.