Xion

I don't care about the timeline thing, it doesn't affect much. It's just that I have some emo  snazzy new tier two gear that I want to use 

I'd look at it like the event bosses then. Just change anything you want until the deadline hits (deadline being the first time you enter combat) and then lock it in for the rest of the thread. *shrugs* That's just me, I am in no way administrative!

I mean, it's pretty hard to recreate past gear/equipment/stats etc... So I'd go with what you know. If you didn't have a use for the gear you had in that combat, then it doesn't really matter. Your stats only matter for your challenge as far as what awards you with drops. So as long as the mobs meet what you have currently equipped, they should drop. But once you've posted your stats, you keep them through the thread.