Full guide to R8:
https://epicpw.com/index.php?topic=5556.0Main concept:
The rank gears are r8 (200 000 reputation)
Ti Chien is located at City of a Thousand Streams (129 855)
In order to pick up all r8 armors, you also need 200 Wedding Candies (Buy 400 wine from God's Giving and exchange the wine for 200 candy at Eldest matchmaker - 522 655 at West Archosaur)
Speak with Ti Chien, if you have 10mil coins you can pick up all pieces, 1 by 1
You then recraft the pieces into rank 8 that you can wear at Fortifications : Reforge (Archosaur 575 664)
You will need the adequate materials
Once the piece is crafted, you can reshape the piece using Perfect Elements at Guardian Angel
Random stats will be applied, you'll roll for the stats that you deem fit for your character