So I have been playing off and on since launch and reached level 30 last week without raiding. So all my gear is Vanguard stuff with only 1 or 2 exotics from Xur. After going on a couple raids with group mates, I felt like a complete noob. It was almost like they were speaking a different language with the names of weapons, armor, etc. It was one thing to not be familiar with VoG, but I just felt like I was not doing any damage at all, even though Primary weapon was maxed out. Are those raid weapons that much better? Should my armor complement my weapons....as in how important is it that my boots have extra hand cannon ammo if that is my weapon of choice. Up until now, I had just been taking what was available from the Vanguard and whatever weapon I was using at the time. I really enjoy this game, but after playing with some groups wondering if I am missing something. While no game pro, I have been playing games going back to original NES, so hopefully it's not my overall general skill, but maybe so. Any thoughts or suggestions?