I had rank 5 on my main, and rank 3 on both my alts. But i didnt buy ib gear cuz i gots 2-3 sets of raid gear on each toon. Does this make me better than yall cuz i grinded ib for a lame ship a 2nd epic shader and some crappy guns ill never use?? Ib gear doesnt show mastery. It shows that you got matched with real players who carried your dead weight to a win every once in a while so you could turn in your stack of participation medals for rep. Grind the hard raid 3x times a week for 17 runs trying to get that elusive fatebringer or mythoclast that wont drop. I have 13 timebreakers and 6 ships... but ib crap somehow makes you better? Grats on your alt gear