At early parts of the game, always get yourself the most upgraded one but when you are in the middle and nearing the end, take the time to explore as you will be able to
find rare equipment, near to legendary quality, that will be very useful if you are into fighting extra bosses that are way more powerful.
So essentially you're guided towards taking on side quests as they're a better source of income early on in the game, with the added side benefit of increasing your Bracer level and
gaining rare equipment / orbs.
It's more likely to hit the cap on light
through rare equipment before finding your first legendary item, unless you purchase one from several vendors found in the hub area, through either reputation or some rare commodity.
Rift Coins and Rift Disks replace random loot drops in Combat Trials and can be traded in for
more rare equipment and weapons while Crystals are awarded at each new Prestige Level and can be used to reset attribute points and acquire Rift Disks.
Your regular bandits are much more dangerous, but also more likely to
drop rare equipment, and you'll be able to seamlessly find other players to hang out with.
Lucky Bags are used to give the player some of the
most rare equipment in the game in later levels.
Build power by hunting in Diamond City - Buy supplies to increase your power - Quest for special items and
rare equipment - Join a crew and participate in massive raid encounters!
That one acted like a sort of enemy base, where you'd get
some rare equipment by defeating enemies in the cave there.
There's still so much to go through in the game like Divination Cards which grant rewards when trading a stack; Exalted Orbs which grant random affixes to
rare equipment and Chaos Orbs which reforge weapons with new stats; two different entities to side with in the War for the Atlas; map tiers to grind for; trading, which honestly can range from great to incredibly shady; and joining with other players.
Unlock new skills, earn weapon blueprints,
rare equipment and combat gear to upgrade».
With upgradable moves, hidden power - ups and mounts, and
rare equipment that can spawn surprise fireballs, everyone gets to dish out their own brand of medieval - style justice.
A similar map called the Kawasaki Locker was similarly renowned for its mixture of incredibly difficult monsters and chests which contained some of the game's
rarest equipment.