I can one downside now. Panic gearing is good source of income, indeed. But easily solvable.
One possible solution would be to make it ridiculously expensive, so it's cheaper to buy gear.
Second possible solution would be allow rerolls once a year. And only during a week May 4th - May 11th (or any other time when they not releasing new character so people won't abuse this and still buy new gear).
Third possible solution would be to restrict gearing. For example you can only transfer gear to characters that you've owned for at least a year. This would also make sure you have get new gear for event characters (in case you un-gear someone and leave like 1k carbantis in case of a new event).
