The reactions to Gevlon’s feat of clearing Ulduar-10 in blues show that many players have fallen into the trap of thinking gear is the only solution to clearing raids. Gevlon called it a myth because he likes to be provocative and sensationalist, but at least on this he has a point.

Here’s the argument:

1. Good players can compensate for their bad gear.
2. Bad players need good gear to make up for their lack of skill.
3. A bad player in great gear can still wipe all night in Ulduar and fail to clear it.
4. A good player in crap gear can clear it.
5. Therefore skill is more important than gear.

This is a continuum though, more on that below. Skill is not a binary key that lets you beat content; sure you need some gear too but perhaps less than commonly thought. » continue reading