Your equipment determines your survivability in high-level dungeons.
: Join an active Sect (Guild) immediately. Sect skills provide unique buffs that cannot be obtained elsewhere, and Guild Wars are the primary source of high-end currency.
: It is often better to wear lower-level gear that completes a Set Bonus than high-level "mismatched" pieces. The percentage boosts to Crit Rate or Defense from sets are invaluable in PvP.