Kirise
OG
I dont even know if Legendaries will be any better. If nothing changes, level 29 require BOE green weapons are superior to Warglaives, for example.
https://shadowlands.wowhead.com/item=32837/warglaive-of-azzinoth
https://shadowlands.wowhead.com/item=36527/blackened-blade&bonus=1679
True, although Legendaries have long depended on their set bonuses or other special status to compete with gear of the same level.
We may find that even with full BiS, Twinks may only be a tiny bit more powerful than any rando shitter sitting in Quest gear.
Have gems been nerfed yet, or are they still pre-squish values on the alpha? Unless gems take a serious hit, socket gear will far outclass anything else 20+, and twink gear will still very much make an impact.