Over the years the game has become more and more complex, many new reputations, events, quests etc. It also has become fashion to save experience up to a pretty insane level which makes you stay on level 4-6 for years, just because you have been told you have to reach valor in each level to be able to compete. This guide is not there to tell you how you have to play the game, but gives you some important miles stones to consider.
True is, for having arsenal armor it is essential to do valor instances and working hard on your valor. But game has developped and is time to re-think as well about this mania in feeling forced to work on valor to the maximum in each level. It can become boring and you might loosing the fun - UK feats do not have to be done necessarily in lower levels ... there is many new possibilites to do them in higher levels as well. Valor and battlefields just should add up to the rest and you should do when you are in the mood and if there are instances going ...do them, get an idea how they work, but no need to put yourself under huge pressure, just because some tell you to.
Main thing always should be having fun!