Disclaimer: I’m not someone looking for free handouts for armor appearances. I switch servers regularly and can’t take armors with me. I can however take the crafting recipes with me, so if I like the look of one I buy them.
But your decision to block these armors for non-purchasers has the adverse effect of making those armors feel worthless. Like they’re not actually part of the world. Like they have no contributing value.
I’ll never bulk-craft gurnahki armor because 3/4ths of my clan can’t even use it. So that armor will sit unused and forgotten in favor of the older dlcs. The only thing that won’t be forgotten is the feeling of it being a waste of money. A feeling I’ll remember the next time I see a cool looking armor.
Oh yes! I forgot I also had the misfortune of my armor removing itself at the beginning of this update because I didn’t own permission for it. Super fun to know if my internet goes out I can’t use what I paid for on Single-player