This game has never been more broken

@Apyhs

That's a good point. The answer is: it depends. It depends on what equipment is considered "enough." I always drop edge, usually without my squad, so what I find is mine. But it isn't usually anything great. It's like the song says: You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need. I'm very dependent on charge rifle and tripletake, but I usually find one or the other. I need a 2/4 scope to make them work, but I'll use a 3 if it's all I can find. Or even a 2. Close-range guns, in my experience, don't matter. By which I mean it doesn't matter which one I have, they more or less all (fail to) work the same, and except for extended mags, attachments don't seem to make all that much difference. If I find a level 2 shield, which I always do, I can turn it into a level 3 in five seconds courtesy of the charge rifle.

This is all the long way round of saying two things: One: there's loot everywhere, not just in hot drop sewers. And Two: I think people use loot as an excuse to do something they want to do even though they know it's a bad idea, and that's drop hot. It's the lottery mentality.