So they now show legitimate numbers for mitigation and evasion. That's great...can we expect to see those numbers on the equipment as well in the future? Now the stat xxxAC on a piece of gear is completely meaningless.
https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/ac-vs-acv2.210028/#post-3078126 This should answer your questions. There is no need to change equipment. EDIT: All that is missing from that post is how SPA 172 (Evasion, used in Combat Agility) works, which is just a percentage increase to the "ComputedDefense" that post talks about