Are you sure that exactly the lack of gear impede you become good in PvP? In this case, you need to go to the border kingdom of Cimeria. In this place you'll be able to dig resources and sacrifice them on the altars to the Picts god, called, Bori. Will succeed much faster if you do it in a group of 4-6 people. In this way you will get PvP levels, AA and tokens for PvP armor.