Well, I hit 35 tonight, and apparently that's when rare gear becomes able to be bought. Just blew through every bit of currency I had. 3 gold, 10 silver, and some odd coppers. Upgraded everything but leggings(ran out of money). so those are next, and then I need to buy stuff to put in the gear. I've already gained 130 Attack(40 power), 300 HP(30ish vit), 130 Armor and 10 precision. Once I socket it all, I'll gain like another 30 power and whatever other stat I decide to go with, probably vit or toughness though. I like being super durable.