Just to be clear. My post was not about winning battles. It was about not getting steamrolled so hard that you actually learn something and get better. The idea I was talking about still ends with vets killing newbies because, like you said, tactics is the most important thing, which I agree with.

I just have to ask you. If I, an unskilled pk'er, and you, I assume a skilled pk'er both had level 15 whatevers. You are saying that if I had lvl 51 gear on and you had lvl 15 gear on then you still think you would win based on your tactics? I am not trying to put words in your mouth so I am not being fastidious here. If that is your point then doesn't that contradict your point that giving gear to a newbie will help them survive?

And maybe I am misunderstanding what you mean by 'timing' but how can you learn timing when the fight lasts two to three rounds?