Quote Originally Posted by PArcher View Post
So...how can you tell the difference between the two by looking at them?

Answer: You can't.

A person who legitimately cleared content, on that class, will be an above-average player (at worst) even with worse gear. This means using their class properly, not overgearing to power through it or getting carried and not dying...


You pretty much proved my point of "gear really doesn't matter", especially since you're one of the people helping to make the problem worse.
I'm not making it worse, either we do it or someone else does. I recall when FCs at my server started selling HM, I was strongly against it for the same reasons you are holding. Turned out I was a fool and missed out on hundred of millions market. Never again, we already practiced killing Twin with 7 players in anticipation of patch 2.2. After all if it is not me it will be someone else.