# "Why does Photon Gear?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Vanguard General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 14, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-photon-gear/516398 "2026-08-14T17:28:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thaddeus\_Reynolds](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/thaddeus_reynolds/32/373501_2.png) [@Thaddeus\_Reynolds](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Thaddeus_Reynolds)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-photon-gear/516398/1 "2026-08-14T17:28:58Z")
In honor of the old DUST 51Forums ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/1/8/e/18ef1387f0146e234391c4284dccf1021d8653b7.png) I think we do need to know if such will return? lol ---
**Author:** ![Anna\_Dyneaux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/anna_dyneaux/32/510758_2.png) [@Anna\_Dyneaux](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Anna_Dyneaux)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-photon-gear/516398/2 "2026-08-14T20:25:09Z")
They’ve clarified that the Dust gearing system won’t be making a return, as it made little sense that an assault rifle would cost more than a whole battleship. The system they’re planning to introduce is that vanguards produce some sort of resource EVE players can make use of, and EVE players in turn can supply the dustbunnies, but it will happen without a direct market connection between the two. ---
**Author:** ![Gerald\_Sphinx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gerald_sphinx/32/498130_2.png) [@Gerald\_Sphinx](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gerald_Sphinx)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-photon-gear/516398/3 "2026-08-14T23:20:13Z")
Man, you had to hit me with a truck load of 'member berries with that post, didn’t ya? ---
**Author:** ![Lauralite\_Anne\_Brezia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lauralite_anne_brezia/32/380065_2.png) [@Lauralite\_Anne\_Brezia](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Lauralite_Anne_Brezia)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-photon-gear/516398/4 "2026-08-15T01:52:33Z")
One, its a meme, anna. A meme that achieved something of legendary status in the dust community and two, no an assault rifle never cost more than a whole battleship. The most expensive proto-gear rifle only cost, at most, 80k DUST Isk and I’m getting real tired of the continued line about ‘it was absurd the cost if weapons an AR shouldn’t cost more than a battleship’ _BECAUSE THEY NEVER DID_ And I and others told FC Collins and the London Team as much, and I’m kinda getting pissed now that the offhand uninformed remark by FC Collins is now being taken as gospel We have the hard numbers still for the weapon costs for cryin’ out loud. People archived them. ---
**Author:** ![Gerald\_Sphinx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gerald_sphinx/32/498130_2.png) [@Gerald\_Sphinx](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gerald_Sphinx)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-photon-gear/516398/5 "2026-08-18T03:00:19Z")
^this! ---
**Author:** ![Lauralite\_Anne\_Brezia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lauralite_anne_brezia/32/380065_2.png) [@Lauralite\_Anne\_Brezia](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Lauralite_Anne_Brezia)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-does-photon-gear/516398/6 "2026-08-18T11:43:11Z")
admittedly, things got a bit weird with ‘experimental’ and ‘officer’ tier gear, but even then while those could hit some ludicrous private transfer costs, they still weren’t… well… battleship cost