Repurpose exalted gear into special crafting material/currency or take X amount of exalted gear to roll for gear in the overworld.
A ‘Mastery Level’ that progresses through any content, almost like a prestige level that infinitely levels. Rewarding either a special material, titles, profile banners, dyes (if a dye system is introduced).
Love the game, always keen to see what you got cooking.