0.01 drop rates need to die in a fire

[Thebard]

i think someone is missing the point.

"0.01% DIAF" doesn't mean "100% drop rates! FREE GEAR FOR EVERYONE!" It means that the mechanics behind obtaining the gear need to be revised to be less frustrating. Garuda is a bit of a step in the right direction, with a reliable drop of the toem-type things that you can trade in. But it can still be better. Hamlet Defense is probably among the worst right now, with an unhealthy level of effort required for the desireables to even drop at all.

No it is you who are missing the point dear sir, and dare I say it almost everyone who plays this game is missing it too There is no point in obtaining "endgame gear" when there is no endgame other than collecting those items. Its a meaningless self perpetuating cycle thats keeps people playing until 2.0 finally comes along and with it hopefully an actual endgame.
Improving (edited ) drop rates only works to artificially satisfy the community for a short time at which point the new lowered drop rate itself becomes "too low" and the cycle begins again, only this time even more people have even less to do because there is nothing to do with their shiny armour and weapons except do the content to get those same armour and weapons again and again and again. You are stuck either way. So you either do the same very limited ammount of content over and over with the hope to get aforementioned gear or you do the same very limited ammount content over and over when you already have aforementioned gear.
Very simple.