The gear fear is the point of the expedition.

The expedition is designed to be very time consuming and difficult for a reason. It’s designed to occupy the sweat lords that tend to ruin the experience for casual players. That is why it is so intense.

It comes as no surprise that there are plenty of players who have all the time they need to grind this game. This is what creates the situation where these players have everything they could possibly want or need, and the only thing they have to keep them going is getting into the game with a fully maxed out loadout and just start hunting other players. The only way to prevent this is to keep them so occupied that they have no time to resort to this tactic. That is why the expedition requires so many resources. However, they still have all the time to grind, so those requirements don’t go very far. Enter the 5 million dollar stash value requirement. For those who have not done the math, 5 million in stash value is equal to $17,857 PER SLOT. That is nearly impossible to accomplish without grinding almost constantly, and it generates gear fear (yes, that is planned) to keep the sweat lords from wanting to load into every game with their best gear. The complaints that there isn’t enough time to complete everything are valid, but it should be mentioned that the people that this is designed for do have the time, and instead of hunting the casuals who don’t have enough time, they are loading into every game with free loadouts making it easier for casuals to enjoy the game.