I have logged to forum to say my will to play this game was broken after seeing addition of this Gear Grind.
I have seen this in WoW once. Back then, there was only T1, I told myself it is not big deal, it is only small increase in stats. Later T2 came out.
This is how it starts. If something can happen it will happen. Breaking promise once, means breaking it another time. What would stop them doing this Again?
One single voice maybe nothing but Ten thousand of them must be heard.
Person who cares.