Dumb Question but, can forces find rare items?!

[Sage]

Alright then, if you were on offline single mode, then there's nothing out of the ordinary there... But having it in your inventory period will lower your chance of finding anything. And I know it doesn't do anything if it's in your bank. So there's your answer, it's because of your Mag. Get a regular lvl. 1-200 mag and you will find rares faster than if you have a hacked mag with you.
BTW LXV, it doesn't make it to where you can't find rares period, it just lowers your chances by a WHOLE LOT! lol, once I had a hacked mag equipped and I found a rare item, but it was just a Combat. So you just get Crappy rares after a long time of playing with a hacked mag.