What Is It?
Once you hit level 30, you will find that next to your character’s level there will be a new symbol that looks a little like an arrow with the bottom missing out of it. The number next to this is your Gear Score. This Gear Score is an average of all the scores of each piece of gear you currently have equipped. The higher your gear score, the better gear you have equipped. Think of it just like Destiny’s Light Level.
Each piece of gear also has a score which is displayed by viewing the different pieces of gear you have for a particular type of armor or weapon. Check the image above for an example. The piece of High-End armor has a Gear Score of 163 which, when equipped results in the number in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen in white to be higher than if one of the Specialized pieces of gear was equipped. Every piece of gear you come across in the game as soon as you hit level 30 will have a Gear Score and it’ll take some grinding of levels and scouring of the Dark Zone in order to raise it further.
