As other's have stated in the thread, there is a range in stats of Legendary (pink) gear.
If you compare a low in pink that comes from the Kraken Isles Elite zones with the very best Pink that comes from a non-Kraken Isle elite zone, then yeah, their is still great gear that comes from non-Kraken Isle Elite Zones.
On Monday, I'll be posting an article that details how drops work and what drops where. Here are a few things to know:
Non-Kraken Isle Elite Zones drop level 25 gear. There is still great stuff to be found here (the original zones + Dead City). Any Elite zone should have good gear. However, it doesn't scale up to level 26 and it doesn't have a chance of dropping the Mythic or Arcane rarity items.
Kraken Isle Elite Zones drop level 25 and 26 gear. Elite Gold Pirate Chests have a rare chance of dropping Mythic or Arcane rarity items.
I hope that helps!
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