"Raid gear" refers to special equipment or gear that players obtain from completing challenging group activities or raids in video games. This gear is often powerful, unique, and desirable, and can enhance a player's abilities in the game.
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This is a way to earn some extra high
level raid gear by completing an extra mechanic in a particular boss fight.
Raid gear became the most sought after commodity, but with the extremely low drop rate, and the fact you could get duplicate gear, only those with luck on their side prevailed.
Additionally, Raid encounters will always drop a Raid piece going forward and the Raid Vendor will begin selling a rotating selection
of Raid gear every week.
If you were wondering what's the point of Iron Banner if you are
rocking raid gear, well, you can now buy level 30 chest and...
Those who had been raiding would play through a significant chunk of the new expansion content without getting any gear upgrades at all, whereas those who hadn't would find «standard» quality items comparable to
raid gear off of trivially accomplished quests, in a desperate attempts by the designers to close that gap.
Particularly, they do not wish to
invalidate raid gear with things that can be bought from vendors and they do not want to force players to have to re-upgrade their exotic weapons, as well as hopes to lessen the grind.
Many Guardians were understandably upset when the armor sets introduced in The Dark Below essentially rendered the
previous raid gear ineffective.
The Dark Below wipes the slate clean with the inclusion of two additional levels and new vendor gear that will outperform
current raid gear.
Instead of using the Ascendant Shards, which are used for many items, the
new raid gear can only be leveled up using drops that are unique to the raid.
If you were wondering what's the point of Iron Banner if you are
rocking raid gear, well, you can now buy level 30 chest and gloves from Saladin.
The raid gear has no unique perks as well which then becomes just infusion fodder for a cosmetic version from Eververse.
Groups running raids became even more exclusive, as already having some or all of
the raid gear became necessary.
Bungie has adjusted the way loot has been handled, and more importantly the requirements for leveling up
raid gear.
Find the gear combo that suits your racing style (kind of like having
Raid gear versus PvP gear) and get dressed.