Gear < Class < Skill

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Why is it this way, why?!? Countless time's I have died/lost duels because of the gear difference when I know I could beat them, I get them to 10% and knowing the fact they have better gear is the only reason I lose is crushing my soul, I am currently getting my alt up and i'm only 2 pieces of Malevolent gear deep and now I have to wait a whole 2 weeks just to get my weapon?!

sort it out Blizz, so frustrating

[Sergar]

You have your inequality symbols backward.

Also, duels are inherently imbalanced and exacerbate any differences in gear. If you actually PvP in a way that is remotely balanced (3v3, 5v5, RBGs and to a lesser extent BGs) you are less likely to lose purely because of inequities in gear.

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Class > gear > skill

Sorry but it's the cold truth in most cases. Hell, if you play a healer it's more like gear >>>>>>>> class >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> skill

[Kreeshak]

Imo it is skill > class > gear. I've seen bad geared healers at 2200-2400 ratings without win trading.

[Nose Nuggets]

as much as i would like it to be the case, no one in quest greens is going to to out pvp anyone in honor gear. so gear still plays a pivotal role. but if you want to say between full honor and full conq gear, gear is less valuable then class or skill - i can get behind that.

[Vathius]

Class > Gear > Skill for dps

Gear > whocares. For healers.

[Nicola]

Class > skill > gear for casters
Class > gear > skill for melee...

Right now I have an incredible easy time playing my druid alt while having quite a lot of troubles with my warlock, despite being a multiglad.
The classbalance in PvP right now, out of the 34 possible speces, it's like 5 of em being at the top, while the rest is barely viable, or not even viable at all.

Why take a monk, a rogue or an elemental shaman when you can take a feral?
Why take a ret paladin or a death knight when a warrior does the job so much better?
Why bother taking a warlock, a shadow priest, an elemental shaman or a balance druid when you can have a frost mage?
Why would you ever take a disc or holy priest, a resto druid or a mistweaver above a resto shaman?
As for the tankspeces, they are not viable at all, unless you are going to exploit something...

Just a simply look at the arena ladders shows how top PvP is currently being ruled by just a few speces, the rest has no place at high ratings unless carried by 2 "overpowered" speces and being fairly good skilled.

[Gabbynator]

t2<skill<gear for dk

[Nicola]

t2<skill<gear for dk

I think you have your inequality symbols backward

[Deleted]

Imo it is skill > class > gear. I've seen bad geared healers at 2200-2400 ratings without win trading.

yeah in the case of healers it's actually class >>>>>>>>> gear >>> skill
the only way to do bad on a healer(shaman druid paladin) is to be certifiably retarded or suffering from motoric diseases. Dont want to offend anyone but that is the actual truth.

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clever OP did lots of maths in highschool i guess.

hint: nah man, it's way too obvious.

[Deleted]

Class > gear > skill

Sorry but it's the cold truth in most cases. Hell, if you play a healer it's more like gear >>>>>>>> class >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> skill

And what class do you play?

I play DK and have to gem nearly pure resilience because otherwise you simply die in 2 seconds, not far of 70% reduction and even sitting in blood presence i'm still the easiest kill in arenas and you are indeed 100% correct the game is class dependant, but gear means fuck all, ofc if you have worse gear you are at a disadvantage but it is Class > Skill > Gear by far you wouldn't see a Gladiator in blues get destroyed by people in malevolant.

Class > Skill > Gear

[Deleted]

Imo it is skill > class > gear. I've seen bad geared healers at 2200-2400 ratings without win trading.

clearly carried by 2 epic dps, but it doesnt work other way around. great healer cant carry 2 bads to glads. :/