Guild Wars 2

I seem to spend most of my time in PvE dynamic-leveled down to the zone. That puts me at least 1 level above everything I encounter and often 3-4 levels higher. In that case, what is the real difference between wearing Basic vs Rare gear (all other upgrades, etc. being equal)?

The higher your level the shtier the reward

I’m not certain how the scaling mechanic work, but if I had to theorise, I’d say it’s scaled by level, so if you’re wearing rares, they give rare level stat bonuses of your effective level, if you’re wearing exotics, they give exotic level stats of the effective level, etc.

I imagine there is a power difference between rare and exotic, but (depending on the effective level you are) I doubt it will be a huge difference in overall stats