With all due respect to be who think Dropped gear should be superior to crafted gear. Your right. Dropped Gear should be better than double melded Gear. But let's be honest with ourselves. Triple Melded HQ Crafted Gear is not easy to get. It requires a lot of Effort or a Lot of Money and a lot of money requires a lot of effort. Triples should be on par with or slightly better than Crafted HQ Gear. Quintuple Melded Gear is Damn near impossible and is rightfully Relic level.