Absolutely. In games where you keep your character forever and leveling takes months it makes sense to have tons of things to search around for at max level. In this game, it doesn't. You can achieve whatever sense of personal accomplishment, combat effectiveness, roleplay, etc within the lifespan of a single character without ever needing preps. Then you die and you get to try for leadership, tats, epic lootz and etc all over again.

Preps, in my opinion, exist so that people who know where they are will have an easier time beating up on those that don't. As a game mechanic it has never made any legitimate sense. It'd be the same thing as having perma-barrier once you've played the game for 5+ years.