I would like to suggest that variety of techs and components for T1 and T2 be made a lot simpler. I simply do not see any reason for the resistance techs or wards at all and believe for T1-T2 they should be removed completely.
I seriously doubt anyone ever uses them at that level, I'd be tempted to go as far as say remove all the non stat and the basic armor ones as well. Introduce them in higher teirs.
ie for Adventure equipment
T1-T2 Only has Armor/Stat techs
T3-T4 Adds weapons/skill techs
T5+ Has all existing techs
By doing something like this it would make it easier for people to find what they really need when hunting would mean the tech comps could be spread out in a better and more obvious manner.
Personally I think the drop rate for techs and the difficulty in obtaining them much reduced for the lower levels. The gear people use at that level doesn't last very long if you update it when you can.