Is using the guardian gear in all it's insane 50 defense and health skills out the gate in monster hunter world "cheating" in a sense. Or is it fine using what basically amounts to a level skip to get to the real meat and potatoes of the game?

On one hand it still feels that way, because you kinda miss out on the initial crafting grind and working out how some systems work, but on the other i kinda get it if you're a MH vet. Something about it though still doesn't sit right with me using it, i dunno...