Oh no, not really....I've heard it way too much.
Many of us, like myself, are still learning this game and MMO's in general. Some things aren't as obvious and the cost of gear/re-spec in this game limits the flexibility in testing builds on your own. (I learned this the hard way after re-specing too much $$.)
With that said, I just turned 50 and I'm rolling 12k 117 exp and just started making the real transition to pvp. My valor is up to 46 already as I didn't find questing as fun as pvp and played it more to level up averaging 21k xp per match (had some bad games of course in there too). I do need to change this now and pack more punch and this guide helps.
Thanks for posting, it's a good guide. Finally someone whose willing to help.