I get a good chuckle when people "require" relics for anything other than BCoB. Even Titan HM was "designed" for "normal" weapons, I mean it IS the last boss for relic >_>; all it is, is memorizing + DPS/HPS race. It feels like people use "leet gear" as a crutch for actually knowing the class/fight.

I remember one night the 3 of us pulled a DF healer that barely has gear beyond AF, first time through and we pulled through fine. Healer dropped twice, demon wall from purple and anti-boogabooga (last boss) from fear of getting up close to the boss then got hit by catastrophy. All the healer needed was a short paragraph before each fight and we pulled through smoothly. Lesson here is don't judge by gear only. If it is bad, a simple "Sorry, I need to go." and find another group. See someone you like? Friend list... and maybe a casual LS to keep in touch. Who knows, you might find a good bunch of like minded friends to play with, weather you are leet gear onry or friendly-helpful.