There are only slight differences between attacking a mob and hitting another player. Each person's character still has attack, defense, armor, damage and HP. The basic game mechanics are the same; attack over defense, etc.
agree, but they dont know the buffs and how they will work for or against you. I am no expert either as I only know what I know from need. Leveling buffs we use all the time... PvP is another matter all together. Understanding PvP setup seems to be another issue... levelers are use to SSI... no such animal in PvP... getting the enhancements you want from a setup so on and so forth... heck you know what I am talking about.
Back when I joined you had better know something or you would have a bulls eye on your back. I would look to see what PvPer range I was leveling into, I would power level through the most aggressive PvPer ranges if I could.
