Eh... I'm on Behemoth too, I PUG a lot and never got kicked while in DL and regular relic. I got my first T4 kill in a group where most had that kind of gear.

But, I don't join any groups asking for the typical tags "gear/exp/vent". Now with average item level, I'll not join any that asks for that either. Funny how that works, on the few that I joined that had such requirements, it didn't succeed. Try one without any requirement... success.