We got a total of 15 cubes in the 4 hours not each, we distributed it afterwards for the ones who wanted items and sold the ones we don’t need. Pillaging seems to ignore DPK and always gives a chance to drop even when the mob isn’t dead yet (my corsair friend got a DPK item before even killing the mob itself).
We didn’t grind lower level HG gears, we just wore the quest sets or bought the cheapest equipment in the market.Getting HG gears exactly at the level requirement is more of a luxury than a necessity imo.