I kept thinking D4 would self-correct. I was wrong. Maybe next season they will fix what they broke in this season. So lame.
Not likely. I thought the same when I was having my characters go from Season to Eternal. I thought "this would be cool to go back to and play around with" only for items to become "legacy" or whatever they called it and broken. I no longer play on Eternal because of it. No point in playing it when you have to start over anyways. So I just play seasonal.
If you choose to play seasonal, let me know. I can help boost ya and help you get going.