Now the game will properly show gear levels from 256 to 280. (altchar.com)
This comes into play more when you start playing through some of the optional content were you'll run into enemies that are 2 or 3 gear levels over you. (mkaugaming.com)
This makes gear leveling the work of hours instead of potential weeks, which is a happy improvement for many players, myself included. (gamingtrend.com)