At hero, not so much, but I once had a level 20 Fire Giant with parry and most weapons in the 90's if not perfect. Was a sword spec, so florintine just flew up whilst PKing.
I'd literally point, bash and loot.
That's an extreme example, but I've found just spending a few hours at level 15, or solo ranking a bunch of ranks with practice weapons makes a HUGE different to pre-40 PK. Fighting someone wielding a weapon you have at 75% vs. 90% is very noticeable, especially if you don't dodge very well.