Granting bonuses for using new gear is fine. Locking us out of content because our build isn’t what you want us to use isn’t. Make Avant garde optional especially on conquest runs.
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The only thing about Avant garde is the lack weapons in the light energy slot, especially special ammunition wise (at least imo) the best special weapons to go for are super hard to come by I’ve only gotten 2 lionfish drops and 1 mint retrograde. You can easily put together a build with the featured gear, which could also be used in those conquests so it’s a good place to start. But even running double primary is a little rough.