Thanks for the quick confirmation friend. +1 for a useful, interesting post. Almost makes me feel bad for rickrolling in here yesterday, but not quite. I've tried to add sensible posts in this forum prior to the rickroll. I'll check out my OP, Jugg and Sorc now!

Good question. I need to check out the old bonuses on my toons to see if they are worth it. You are saying that you can definitely get both 2-piece bonuses though?

I agree with this post. In rateds, where there is meaningfull cc and coordination for kill/cc targets like healers, I feel like it is more balanced now than pre-expansion patch. For non-rateds, good healers can make a big difference if no one targets them or keeps them in check. But seriously, all it takes is one or two efficient dps to ride a healer with cc/burst damage while dps'ing other targets and grabbing objectives. I don't know if Bioware pays more attention to rateds or non-rateds, but this forum seems to comment more on PUG matches when talking about healers being OP. I believe that one DPS alone should not be able to completely shut down one healer. Like I said, 2 good dps can really make it hard for even a really good healer to be OP. It isn't too hard for good DPS to rack up damage numbers and kills on other targets while keeping one healer busy with cc because burst damage is still good. Good DPS already know this- they can still cc a healer long enough to kill other targets. Or, one good dps can cc/apply enough pressure to one healer where that healer needs to pay more attention to staying alive and less attention to healing others and grabbing objectives. Mess around with the UI and set your focus, target of target, etc. For multiple healers, it just takes more coordination. But remember that more healers means less dps and burst on that team. It evens out, or it should even out, for a rated team that has experience. I'm still trying to figure out how close to balanced the game is in rated warzones where people actually coordinate.

Good job on the bolster Bioware. Fix the few remaining problems and you will have an excellent system. I would think that there a lot more people who don't bother to queue into a warzone, or who queue rarely. If that is your target audience, then you are being very inclusive. No matter what people say, the gear gap has definitely closed and I notice a lot of new PvP'ers now. Remember this is a pvp forum and you will hear from only a biased sampling of your overall players. Keep up the good work and cheers Eric!

bump. important info here, ladies and gentlemen. instead og complaining abiout bolster take a better look at how it actually works. I'd like to see some more examples of people testing it, too. the wrong whine threads are getting too much PR while the constructive threads get no replies:)

While I agree with the substance of your post, I wouldn't have wrded it so harshly because I don't want my friends W (wow arena partners) to call me out for not being classy. +1 rep to you- I see a trens- people are starting to crap on the complainers and I thoroughly enjoy it.

To add his input against the onslaught of people who want to be pissed for the sake of being pissed...that's my guess, friend. edit: Assasin, where are you? We were having civilized dialogue! What is your reply to my last thread re: being a long-time subscriber and long-time MMO player? I'm interested to see your reply.

So, Bioware caters to Smashers? Geeze, what kind of business model do they have? If I understand your post, smashers come down to a money issue for Bioware? Oh em gee. They must be losing money on 5 buton classes, then. Ok, sorry for this reply. I just couldn't help myself. Evil lurks within us all.

This made me laugh, thanks! I tend to look to healing for MVP votes, and tank protection and objectives. I admit I'm very biased, but when I think of dps'ers, I picture players slobbering while they roll their foreheads across the keyboard and yell out " I just owned that sob lololo hahah I am da tuffest, baddest man on the field." However, I've also watched some bad a s s dps multi-task with CCs, playing objectives and peeling for their healers or others. While rare, when I see that kind of play I will vote for them straight away. If there were just more non-slobbering, forehead keyboard rolling DPS'ers....those dude and dudettes kick a s s!

I don't think your comments ended or even won the thread since people continue to post. What was the ********? Do you think maul is ok as is? I think it is, personally, but I'm more interested in your "/thread" comment. What does that mean?

I like Blizzard too, friend, or at least i agree with their qucker reactions to perceived problems. +1 to the person called Foxmob! Keep rolling in our new PvP system friend!

How 'bout this- you can have you "bad recruit" gear back and work within the confines of the new bolster system? Win/Win! Woot! Thanks for posting friend!

I'm almost certain that you don't believe you suck, friend. Hardly any pvp'er thinks they sucks. If you think the removal of bolster sucks, though, i agree. KEEP BOLSTER, FIX the BUGS! You with me on that! Werd...

Bolster system has flaws but I support it. Oh, the irony though- I think I just bumped your thread up.. Maybe I need to start a thread that is pro-bolster sans the few bugs. Gotta love freedom of speech, though! I respect your opinion, but disagree. Besides, bolster isn't leaving anytime soon, sorry friend!

Agree. I don't think that you have to be a man, though, to bump this post. I agree with your suggestion, though!