Specs VS Skills, Which one is more important for Rift?

The other day, i was playing rift and was challenged to a few duels by different people. Let me get this straight to you guys, im in Warlord gear, not the essence nor a full set, But with weapons. I can take down almost anyone with ease. But these people, could almost kill me and kill me very easily while im lagging. There gear? Apparently it was Merc Gear. I found this hard to believe since they could take down my health faster then a normal person in Warlord Gear. Also not to mention that their PA was in the 300's which is pretty low. They not to mention where even harder to kill then a Person in Warlord gear, one Duel even took 3 minutes. However since PVP Reduction is based on Valor i can at least understand that. Less Geared, Less PA, and a Better Spec? Means people can take down others in warlord gear. Dont get me wrong though, with my latency, i cannot even play a DPS because the speed my moves get out, its like im playing a tank spec that has no health or reduction. So i couldnt be the one to test this really, I got another person who was Geared in warlord to duel them, and just like i thought. They took Huge amounts of Damage from someone in Merc gear and did little Damage, They still won though, but They almost lost. 

A Spec is a combination of Points in 2 or 3 Given Soul Tree. Not many people Make their own Specs, or find a really good one online However Can it Beat someone that has Skill?

The answer is Frankly Yes. This is because You can make Specs that Can outlive and Suffer pain (being killed when they hit) So they kill themselves. Not only this, But Sometimes there are combinations of moves that go perfectly together that even the strongest opponents will Drop.

However, Im not saying its all in the spec either. It always takes some skill to apply moves to a Real Battle in PVP then a normal PVE situation, Some people are just however more skilled then others.

Can Skill alone take down a good Spec? Its hard to, But frankly yes with a lot of kiting and trying to be out of his line of sight and range.

To beat Someone Though who has a good spec, You must frankly make a better spec, the amount of gear you have, can make some difference, and plus gaining more skill and learning to use the spec you have can help too, However it will always be a challenge until you have a spec that out does the other persons and then learning how to play that spec.

Defeat It makes you feel like this when you pride yourself on it to much.

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Sumdeus

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