Originally Posted by
SirCowdog
Regardless, the design of the AP being tied to equipping gear has created a situation where a person has cleared content legitimately, but can not make use of the reward that was earned. This is a design flaw.
Not only that, it's highly hypocritical, considering a lot of the stated reasons behind Person Loot being applied to everything is so that people can play content and not be denied loot(albeit be a person instead of by the game).
I think it's a terrible design. 2nd and further traits should be locked behind AP, but NOT simply equipping the gear. This would be akin to getting a set piece from a raid, but not being able to equip it until you got a second set piece.