What does the 1-49 bracket teach us about PVP gear?

Gear doesn't really matter in the 10-49 bracket. The only thing that really matters is how far you are into your skill tree.

Well of course skill trees matter more. That's kinda the point.

But gear does matter. Bolster kicks in based on the quality of your gear. A level 10 in purples is going to hit as hard with the abilities they do have as a 40+ in purps, but a level 10 in greens is going to suck.

The difference between a fresh 10 in greens and a geared 40+ is much larger than the diff between a fresh 50 and a geard 50. Mostly because of the skill and talent disparity.

People are leaving the 50's bracket and re-rolling characters so that they can continue to PVP in the 1-49 Brackets.

Lets really think about what that means.

It means that people would rather do the PVE grind AGAIN then put up with being the equivalent of being grey mobs in WZs who's purpose seems to be to entertain no one but the people who are lucky enough to have more free time or unlucky enough to simply have no life who get to kill you over and over again.

It means that PVP is MORE exciting when your adrenaline is pumping because you are in a pitched battle with someone who does the same damage and takes the same damage you do and it really comes down to quick thinking, reflexes and strategy that you EARNED through practice rather then because you have a statistical advantage over your opponent. Where the timing of every shot counts. And obviously that is going to be more exciting then losing simply because your opponent hits far harder and takes far less damage.

Gear based "PVP" is not a test of a player vs a player unless people really think that because someone was able to do more repetitive tasks over and over again because they don't have kids, or a job or a life (Or simply are willing to sacrifice those things they should be spending more time on) is somehow something that people can be tested for and be lauded as if they "accomplished" something.

The grind olympics? Is that something you want to be remembered for? You were better at wasting more time in your life then someone else so you "win"?

If we are going to have brackets, I think we should have a bracket where Expertise is shut off. ESPECIALLY if you are thinking E-sport. And ESPECIALLY if you are going to have a PVP rating system.

I have a feeling that bracket would be far more populated.

What server you on? Villis Andal of Tempest. I miss those days. Sorry to interrupt PvP expertise is a joke thread. Send me a PM if your guild is looking to add.

A level 10 in greens is much, much worse compared to an orange and purped 40+ than a new 50 is to a full BM.

The difference is the level 10 in greens can become a level 25 in oranges with only a day of effort. While a new 50 has to be farmed for weeks to get to a point where they are competitive.

The lesson of 10-49 PVP is not that people dono't want gear imbalance. It's that they don't like a system where it takes weeks to overcome gear imbalance rather than hours.

High end PvE gear will give you a 10% advantage, when engaging a full expertise player. How do you explain that a 0 expertise guy is the strongest force to be reckoned with?

Oh wait you didnt even think about the stupidity of your argument in the first place.