Just started here about two weeks ago now, and this whole thing about "rich vs poor" while it has some merit to it, is mostly predicated upon the idea that once you have some of the best gear you can obtain the best items in every event, everytime. Now while this is the case sometimes, most of the time the best players have made many friends over time and as such they can go hunting with these friends and find items faster and more efficiently. So my point of this post is to say if you are new please communicate with other players, and ask for help, and ask to join a team, perhaps a new team just getting started that will help you with obtaining some good starter items. Over time if you go hunting with friends your gear will accumulate faster then you think. So make friends and have fun playing the game!