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I am not saying he is going there or trying to now, just saying what he has now and his plan.
Can he gear for ZA through PvP gear alone? I guess that is my question now.
If the question is whether he can equip to be effective in ZA through PVP alone, it largely depends on the PVP that is going to be played and how well he plays it. Personally, I do not think full S1 would cut it, if I was putting together a group. However, the vengeful gladiator's set would probably be sufficient, gear-wise.
You do not state whether your friend has a main that he has done 5-mans/raids/heroics with and this could have a negative impact on any raid run. While playing a mage in groups is not rocket science, it is very important to understand the role and how to interact with the other team members. If he has not previously done some substantial late game teaming, either as a mage or other class, I would strongly recommend that he do a bunch of standard and/or heroic 5-mans so that he is an asset in ZA.
If he does not already have a bunch of PVP points/tokens to turn in, I would think that running heroics for badge-wear could result in better equipment faster than PVP. I certainly have not done much PVPing, but in the BF playing time it has taken me to put together 11K points, I could have easily put together 30 - 50 BoJ.
Edited, Jun 10th 2008 12:20am by wjcott