Does CT require full DL? Heck no. But DL gear is so insanely easy to obtain, why would you be without it in the first place? I got full DL in a about two weeks with just doing the roulette runs and a few WP runs when I could. I play about 3 hours a night on average.

But the OP calling people names in inexcusable in my opinion. It is not needed. Express your opinion that you think everyone should have full DL and relic +1, but its quite obvious the game does not require that gear to run CT.