Repeating the same old "WoW" mistakes with PvP....

I plan to play both swtor and GW 2....good god I can not WAIT to play a MMO that FINALY separates PVP and PVE, I will buy 3 copies of their game just for that. (and I am not exaggerating, I fully plan to buy 3 copies.)

What SWTOR does that I love is have a massive, epic feel, which they can do a lot with as time goes on, I suspect I will be a long time SWTOR player, even if its on a casual level. as long as I can PVP in GW2 its all gravy.

Bio ware is attempting a fix with a 50's only bracket which will help with anyone non pvp geared from being absolutely annihilated. However the pvp gear's only real bonus is pvp damage not pvp defense. So they still take the same amount of damage as Someone in there 50 pve gear. If your not level 50 then don't take shame in being killed by someone who's put more time into the game and therefore 99% of the time having a stat/gear advantage. Alot of QQ I see is a level 35 or 40 wondering why they are getting 4 shot by a 50, the obvious answer is you don't have all your skills and bolster still doesn't let you reach a level 50's full stats.

Just drop the "skill" word around this game since it is lvl based and gear based game. One finger will always loose agenst two fingers since whole bottom feat bar goes on cool down when one button is pressed. Year is 2012 and we still have mmo with this one press whole bar goes on cool down handicap system.

Since all gamers should have the same gear in game, should they all have the same class, spec, computer, internet speed, keyboard, and key bindings?

In order to be entirely skill based we all need to play at the same time of day, in the same mood, and at the same temperature as each other too. etc etc etc.

Athletes don't all wear the same shoes so I guess even your favorite sporting event is not skill based.

People want variety. Variety makes equality impossible.

(.1*GEAR)+(.3*SKILL)+(.6*TEAM) = Game Outcome.

Why are you here? This isn't your game. Did you read the box? Did you read the reviews / previews / beta stuff? You obviously suck at making decisions about what games to play. You like guild wars? It's still playable.

You're on your way out anyway, waiting for GW2 to come out. Again, why are you here? You make bad decisions and then expect all of us to change. Go bother your mum with something because Bioware doesn't care. You're not their target audience if you're requesting non-MMO PvP in a game that's obviously an MMO a la WoW. Don't like it?

Thank goodness there are actually people (like the OP) who will challenge the status quo.

All i'm hearing from the naysayers is, "Well, this is how it's always been done...so this is how it should always be. Go play another game if you don't like it. Blah, blah, blah."

You do realize people are entitled to post their concerns and suggest ways to improve the gameplay experience, right?

The OP raises a valid issue. Just because the gear grind system has been used before doesn't necessarily make it the best one available. Gear grind systems are old and stale.

Continuously chasing the carrot stick is not something i want to do anymore. It's been beaten to death in WoW and other games i'm sure. It makes the game feel like work. It gives genuine disadvantages to newbies and fresh max level characters, creating a gear gap. Finally, it creates a system where gear is more important than player skill. That's not what any game should be about, whether it's an RPG, FPS, or a sports game.