The only scenario in which no gear swapping would constitute "doing what they can with what they have" is one in which they only have 16 pieces of gear at their disposal, in which case they're not trying in the first place, and are therefor "doing it wrong" anyway.
Google is hard? Your refusal to take steps to educate yourself speaks volumes about you as a player, but here, have a link and become better acquainted with how completely and totally ignorant you are regarding the math behind the game: http://wiki.bluegartr.com/bg/Weapon_Skill_Damage
