What effects equipment Expertise and how do I affect it

[mpilman]

Equipment Expertise
I am confused.
What determines equipment expertise?
What can I do to raise it?
Is wielding a weapon above my Expertise for that weapon hut my effectiveness?

Thanks

[shanp]

Hello @mpilman!

Hope you are doing fine.Please find the below thread which gives you detailed update about Expertise:

[Dev Blog] End Game Update

December End Game Update Based on feedback on the High Water Mark (HWM) system and our desire to have a compelling and diverse end game, we are making some major updates in our December 1.2 patch. Our goal for the end game is to provide a variety of activities that all provide compelling rewards and interesting challenges. In this article, I’ll discuss 3 big changes we’ll be making – improving our end game gear progression, increasing rewards for some end game activities, and tuning difficulty …

Hope that helps!

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