Ability to use DB::query()

[ph7jack]

Hi, I have a project with so much data in the database, and I need to join many tables to build the query.
How can I use a Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder instead of a Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder?
I really need the ability to use a DB query instead of using a model.

Related:
#2283

[danharrin]

We're considering this for version 3, but it may not happen as the implementation is incredibly complex

[Ir001]

any update for this?