You'll notice a few new items in the Crystal Exchange (if you're an Avatar), you just can't purchase them yet. The new armors on sale require a level 3+ Titan Guard to construct, amongst other things.

The level of the Titan Guard used will decide the level the new armor starts at, with level 3 resulting in a level 1 armor, level 4 a level 2 and level 5 a level 3. So it kind of gets down levelled, but not entirely. We're also going to make all the Ventrix items and these new armors paintable in the near future. Merry Christmas!