I'm 6 tokens out of 51 bags. Why would I, and many others, complain on the forums if there wasn't a serious problem?

Maybe 1.2 (Link). The problem is we're only on 1.1.4. If it is 1.2 Gabe is talking about here then the change is still minimum 6 weeks away.

When RNG is involved there will always be people at the bottom of the curve. Lots of people. I'm 5 tokens out of 44 bags. That's an 11.3% drop rate (not even close to the stated 25%), but that's RNG for you. It's a completely asinine system which is why they changed the Centurion and Champ over to a new steady progression system. Yes, Bioware already knows it is an asinine system. They did not change Battlemaster over to steady progression yet because they, MISTAKENLY, believe that people will stay subscribed longer in order to grind out SHT content till they're full BM.

Update: 5 out of 44.

I, in fact, stated specifically that I wanted the system changed, and what I would do to change it. Edit: Er, sorry that would be on page 2:

I'm glad Terl that you've got your gear. Would you say gear is easy to get after grinding every day for nearly a month with only one piece of that gear to show for your effort?

On page 10 I mentioned that the 1.1.4 notes are already up with no mention of BM. Again. Edit: Also this isn't a new issue. People have been complaining, rightly, about this system for a couple months.

You (and apparently the devs) overlooked a very important fact. Throughout the lifetime of this game NO ONE will EVER get 1000 Battlemaster boxes. They're probably running their tests with a 1000+ sample sizes and saying to themselves: "oh everything is fine." They need to re-run their tests with a REALISTIC sample size of 45 (roughly a month of pvp), and see just how badly they fcked up on this one.

I don't know where you got 1.2. Gabe said two weeks ago that the change will come in a "future patch." Also, the 1.1.4 notes are up, and there's no mention of Battlemaster changes. At their current patch rate 1.2 won't hit till late March or early April.

"Hard" has nothing to do with it. "Hard" indicates a level of skill would be involved. That's like saying I'm "crying" about changes that need to take place because I'm "bad" at RNG. Whoever made the system clearly doesn't understand probability or statistics. The percentage of ppl who will actually get close to a 25% drop rate is very small because the sample rates involved are very small. They're probably testing their system with a 1000+ box sample rate when no one will get 1000 boxes IRL. They need to try their test with a sample rate of 50 boxes, and see just how badly they fcked up.

Gabe promised changes two weeks ago: I know two weeks doesn't sound like a long time, but I've been Battlemaster a month and only have ONE piece of gear. This RNG crap is killin me here. Why weren't the BM changes made at the same time as Cent/Champ? Why has there been no mention of BM since? How long can it take to copy/paste cent/champ changes to the BM system? W T F........

Patch 1.1.4 notes are up. No mention of this supposed change to Battlemaster tokens. I've had about enough of this crap.

It was a guaranteed thing if you put in the effort. Bioware's system is not. Some will get a 25% drop rate, a few will get better than that. Most will not get near 25%.

It is flawed and it is broken when it can take one person 2 weeks to fully gear up and someone else 5 months.

You've done nothing but put words in my mouth and offer irrelevant and unwanted commentary. Bioware's current system deserves the full amount of disdain that any rational person can muster. I would improve it by making it the exact same as the Cent and Champ system. Why did they not do it for BM also when they made those changes?