Originally Posted by Unregistered

A second, more expensive copy of whaleship gear gets added. The original pieces don't change price.

Skipping the whaleship ampies is crazytalk. You always need more of those and they're cheap.

They're cheap, but elsewhere they're cheaper: they frequently drop for free on event maps, are always part of the event reward lineups, and then I get several more from the weekly quests.
But the most important point remains: you can't get Whaleship jewelry anywhere else. So far it's been managable to get one of each piece, mostly because I farm more medals in advance when I have the opportunity to do so. If I had prioritized ampies, I would be 3 jewelry pieces behind by now, or would've had to spend about 30 more FGs on stamina refills.