Rather than make a new thread, for basically the same question (I searched yay me!) I will resurrect this thread from the dead.

I plan on doing the same thing, going into Ramparts with my 70 tankadin. I have 3 locks, so that means a lot more runs if I want the gear drops there (based on my experience running SM repeatedly to get them all Doan's stuff) so I want to go as early as I can.

My question is, should I bother with gear at this time? I could buy some greens at the AH, or run a few times through stratholme/scholo and hope for some good drops. Or will the lowbies be able to do well enough in their SM gear? (they were boosted by zolo since 35 and haven't upgraded anything since) I know gear is replaceable, and quest rewards and boss drops are awesome in outland, but if I keep wiping in ramparts, it's not gonna be worth it.