Yeah, most people currently testing probably won't care until they level a new toon that the Borg weapons are gone. It's going to mean that a lot of newbies are going to be under-geared far longer than under the old system. Only a few options from the replay rewards (OK if you're cruiser but their are no turrets for escorts) and most won't be making that much EC to grab things from the Exchange. In the time the first Omega Reputation project takes to cooldown, I'd have had the full Borg set and several [Borg] Mk XI weapons from starting with mixed mark gear and enough EC from end-STF loot drop to help fill in the consoles.