It's unbelievable that anyone thinks this is okay.

It's unbelievable that people don't realize brackets result in the exact same scenario. Feel free to look at any other MMOs level bracketed PvP and you'll see the end result is no different.

Didn't read through all 6 pages of responses, but to the OP.... I'm only level 25 and I've just now been PvPing for 2 levels. I've never finished with a negative K/D ratio, and I've never played a PC shooter/FPS game or MMO before. I arm and disarm objectives, and kill or DOT enemies when able.

While there are almost nothing but level 50 players in PvP, the bolster tries to even the field out. Is it even? No, hell no. The level50s have their entore skill tree spec'd, whereas I only have a few skills spec'd. That put them at a huge advantage, plus alot of them have their attributes spec'd by gear for PvP.

I don't complain about the disparity because it seems to be negligible at best....at least IMO anyways.

So the game is, what... officially 12 days past launch? Yes, those who preordered had a week advantage to grush through the leveling (in part to getting the story in beta, and spacebaring through the cut scenes). There still are simply not enough level 50's in the game! I laugh at those who cancelled their subscriptions because a handful - yes, only a relative handful - out leveled them.

Assuming a bracket system though, there WOULD NOT be any "twinks" like WoW. The XP bonus from completing WZ's would effectively push twinks into the next bracket.

Could the pvp system be tweaked a bit? of course, everything can... but give this game a fighting chance! (no pun intended)

swtor > any mmo currently out there.... I refuse to live in the past, in the good ol' days of only felucia ultima online

Twinks in WoW died off with heirloom gear and xp for BG's. A bracket system is needed. Yes, you would have twinks here,, if only cause you had a 50 with crafting maxed, outfitting an alt.

Average Joe, been raiding like wildfire and finally had enough of it. Sick to death of his current MMO. Hmm... SWTOR looks interesting. I'll give this 7 day free trial a go (yeah its not around yet, but it will be). Hits level 10, oh a PvP quest.. SWEET!

Gets ROFL-Stompped by 50's that are maxed out.

Game sucks /uninstall

One thing that could kill the influx of new players. Even people that buy this game a month from now will more than likely be seriously turned off by it. Bad enough now being level 30 facing a small group of decked out 50's. A new player won't have a chance and it will turn them off of the game before they even experience what it could and should be (like those of us that played pvp at launch when we we semi-equals).

Are people still trying to convince others that the bolster system magically solves everything?

I dont get a talent point bolster. I know I know, in your crazy universe, toons fighting with 20+ point talent tree disparity is "balance." Yeah, my level 11 sorc without chain lighting, forked lighting, lightning effusion, shield buff and thundering blast is just as balanced as a 49, I just need to "get a team" or "learn how to pvp."

Sure thing Cletus.

OP is 100% correct, and the people arguing against brackets are scared of their ez mode being taken away. If you heroes want to bully nubs, at least have enough sack to ride out into the contested zones.