The new gear is set up to work with essences so that you can customize it to fit your needs. You want lots of might or morale? Add them to your armour or your bling. Essences are easy to get, easy to use, and can be changed out if you don’t like the results. Most folks are ignoring the lower level gear and essences simply because it takes time and effort to put it all together and then you out-level it and have to start over.

In addition to our main stats (Vitality, Will, Might, Fate, Agility, Morale and Power), there are also Physical Mastery, Block, Crit Defense, Crit Rating, Evade, Fate, Tactical Mastery, Finesse, Incoming Healing, Parry, Physical Mitigation, Resistance and Tactical Mitigation.

In addition, there are class-related essences such as Essence of the Powerful Draw, Essence of Thorns and Essence of Freedom for hunters. You can read more about them all in the Wiki.

I would like to caution you about what you add to your gear. There are maximums set on our stats and, if you go over them, you’re wasting a good essence and a gear slot.