Originally Posted by
poulter
Ask in global chat and people will happily share their gear specs so direct comparisons can be made and informed conclusions arrived at.
Generally, crafted items out-perform drops, but you are free to make your own choices.
I think people use GK dropped items because they are relatively easy to obtain nowadays.
Crafting items is onerous, expensive and random. Dropped items are still very good, just not best-in-slot (BIS).
There is nothing wrong with dropped gear, it is perfectly adequate for group clearing GK.