Guild Wars 2

My question is my PVE armor has a higher Defense then from the PVP armor guy , so Does the defense matter?
PVE Defense 242 vs PVP White Defense 146

Also are the PVP white weapons just as good as an exotic PVE weapons?

Finally is the amulet rune and armor rune combined into the amulet? There used to be runes for both.

Thanks

The stats on all your PvE armor and weapons have no significance at all in sPvP. And yes, the jewel was combined with the amulet.

Thanks Dahkeus