There's a huge thread here with a list of other threads where people have been asking the same thing, in case you're interested:
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=618275
I'm having problems logging in (Red Eclipse server) too - it just sits on the loading screen and doesn't do anything. This is after the launcher update that ran beforehand, so either that hasn't helped or it's causing the problem.
Plenty of other people feel the same way - there's a pretty big thread here collecting a whole load of threads on this subject if you're interested:
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=618275
Plenty of people want the old gear back - there's a "master thread" with a whole list of other threads here if anyone's interested:
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=618275
A lot of people want to see these sets come back - there's a "master thread" collecting together as many of the different threads on this subject as possible here:
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=618275
This is a pretty popular idea - there's a master thread here collecting a lot of the many different threads on the subject:
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=618275