I think there should be at least two if not three ways to get each gear type so that players are not forced into a playstyle they dislike. “Types” are Rabid, Shaman, Valkyrie, etc. For the purposes of this request, I’m defining ways as WvW, Karma, Crafting, Dungeons and loot drops.
For instance, it is only possible to get weapons and jewelry with the equivalent of Rabid (toughness/precision/condition dam) via running dungeons. It is almost as hard to get light chest/foot armor with these stats as well as only Khilbron’s has those stats and they are ridiculously expensive on the TP.
So, to get the equipment best suited to the build I use in WvW my only option is to run dungeons – which I can’t stand doing. This is ironic as Rabid seems to be a PvP set and Dungeons are about as far removed from PvP as you can get.