[Miraculix]

On Ra you're below average with store-bought gear. The WZ is so crowded, and nowadays anything below 48 is cannon fodder, it's almost exclusively level 50's out there. So in order to be on top of the crowd with store-bought lvl50 gear, you need drops.

Some people will probably whine about how gear is not affecting so much the game. They need to open their eyes and take a look at some of the bows and armor parts that there are out there.

So yeah, you definitely DONT get the best equipment at stores. Drops are in major demand out there, and what little economy exists is based on these items.