Since everyone in Cyrodil is leveld to 50, how much of an advantage will a player wearing level 50 gear have over a newbie? Will there be vertical progression beyond 50? Will there be multible "teirs" of gear sets beyond level 50 that will cause even greater gear gaps between fress 50's and veteran 50's? This is one of my top concerns, and is a huge issue on most MMO's on the market. I don't want to lose in PvP to someone who is less skilled but better geared.

Best thing they can do is make pvp and pve gear almost mirror images of each other. Other than a cosmetic look people's stats would be about the same requiring people to have some skill and knowledge of the game to be successful. Since that is not likely to happen (at least not completely) I would imagine that some items are pvp only while others are pve only and the people with the best gear do both.

Ugh I really hope not. Asside from looks, items should all have the same stats for PvP. The people who say "But why bother PvPing if you don't get rewarded with better gear?" are not pvpers... They are pve players who want their items to do the work for them. A true pvper doesn't care about item stats. They learn their characters, become better players and rely on their skill to overcome their enemies. They do not rely on items as a crutch. If the PvP in TESO is faction based, where the goal is to conquer the zone and become emperor, I don't see the need to give players stat advantages as a carrot. If the gameplay is fun, we don't need higher numbers on our items to be the hook. Age of conan started out on the right path, but all that changed when they wow-ified the itemization, giving a distinct advantage to players with better items. The pvpers left by the tens of thousands.