PvP Gear and Glamour

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

The best way, and I'm serious in saying this, is to first look at the PvP job guide for the job you want to play, the guide(s) or patch notes for the mode you'd like to try, and be sure you're at least familiar with that first. Not saying you need to make homework of it, but having just a basic understanding of things can allow you to have a deeper sense of enjoyment from the experience.

Experience will ultimately be your best teacher, and don't be afraid to take chances. You're GOING to make mistakes, but it's not the mistake that matters but how you can adapt or learn from it. In this new era of PvP that lacks much of the original community, there's a LOT of misconceptions and generally bad strategy that works just enough for people to get away with, but strive to learn what works and what works better.

P.S. Within the large scale modes, resize your map and keep it open to read the flow of battle. That alone can be a powerful tool and is a generally good habit to form early.