"How am I supposed to get gear"

[Ooshraxa]

And I never knew you get honor for killing these! (I assume you meant only the faction-rares?)

Yep, it's the faction rares. But it's only the first kill of the day that counts.

[Terahertz]

Undergeared players don't have to be useless. A decent player finds ways to make them self useful by focusing on CC/utility. Unfortunately though, not many people do this... at all...