You'd think that if an item is NO-DROP you should be able to KEEP it equipped throughout you're existance. Therefore newbie armor should have upgraded versions. And they should be USEFUL to the wearer for many levels. There should be 3 stages: Newbie/Initiate(1 to 20) Expert(21 to 40) and Master(41 up). Seems EQ has a LOT of USELESS loot with little or no purpose for existing(many not even worth selling). Clean up and create stuff that's useful. 'nuff said