I too think it should stay. However, for those mentioning OPs, FPs, etc...not everyone does them. I do so only rarely. I play solely for the story.
I got tired of people harping on me and kicking me for "not knowing how to play" and being undergeared. Granted, I didn'g know what I was doing a year ago. My toons being undergeared is just a byproduct of not doing the OPs, FPs and Warzones.