Quote Originally Posted by JetBrooks View Post
A decent player should be able to carry their weight in T5 in the ilvl80s.

Studying and perfecting mechanics makes a BIG difference, especially in T6+ because of the high amount of movement. Basically, if you beat T5, then you can pull enough weight through T6 and so on, since you'll keep gearing yourself as you go. I believe the average ilvl of the first T9 clear was 96.
I figured as much. Better armor seems like it will allow you to have a larger margin of forgiveness when getting used to the mechanics of each fight (and after watching guides for T5 and 6, there appear to be many of them), but knowing what you're doing >>>>> what you're wearing.