Item drop rate :(

The difficulty level in POE 2 is perfect! I hope the devs won't change it. But the item drop rate is awful. A player should be able to change their gear at least every 10-15 levels or so. For example, I'm level 50 and my bow is level 28. Which makes me too weak to progress. Gambling, checking NPCs for new drops, repeating the same maps over and over again doesn't do anything so far. I'm stuck in act 3! I don't have enough currency to buy anything from other players. And when something does drop, crafting at that level means I don't have enough currency to finish it. That's why I think there should be more items to "play" with. Drop rate of items should be higher. What about you, are you luckier than me?
P.S.- sorry for poor English