Honestly this. The fact its possible at all through convoluted means kinda dispels the previous argument of “ilvl and content difficulty should correlate” that many use to justify a lack of gear progression in the open world.
While I do agree to an extent with that view, I also think gradual gear progression should be a core part of any player’s RPG experience and it wouldn’t hurt at all to put a wyrm crest on each of the 3 weekly world events (Researchers, Fyrakk, World Boss) instead of this convoluted vault method.