So the newly 50's expect to be treated like royalty because?

Do you know what level 50s do in pve when they hit 50? They do regular mode 50 dungeons, dailies, get crafted gear and do early hardmode FPs. They match the gear they have with the difficulty of the flashpoint.

Do you know what level 50s do in pvp when they hit 50? They have NO CHOICE but to go up against BM players because the only way to get pvp gear is by being stomped over and over and over. Your logic would make sense if there was a matchmaker based on your expertise gear- but there isn't.


This would be a more accurate way of saying it. PvErs- the moment you hit 50, you can do nothing but nightmare modes of operations until you get your gear. That seem fair? Well, that's how the pvp system works right now.

But rejoice! They're nerfing BM/Champ loot drops, so that gap will be even harder to bypass!

I would agree for pvp in any game other than a rpg. in a rpg it should be skill and progression. everyother pvp / sport out there is for people who play based on skill only rpgs are about progression. if its a good rpg there will allways be some gear/ability/rank to strive to and yes they will give you some edge over someone without

there are plenty of your "skill" based pvp games out there, leave rpgs alone.

[this in no way implies that rpgs dont take skill or that gear only should make you better, like I said its both]

Maybe its the solution to all the pvp'rs who are exploiting and win trading their way to free pvp gear.

But hey, let all the new under geared players in with all the exploiters/cheats so they can get wiped repeatedly.

Wont that be a great experience for them?

So great they they will just not pvp and you will be wondering why pvp died.

Sounds to me like you've only played MMO's that have been designed for PVE, and then have had PVP tacked on as an afterthought.

MMO's PVP originally used to be about skill in PVP. They used to quite often required dodging, strafing, jumping, reflexes etc.. just like an FPS. Gear also helped, as did level, but the margins were quite small. They also required tactics, strategy teamwork, politics, world knowledge, resource management, blah blah blah...

Basically they had some of the most complex and involved PVP around.

Then along came WOW, and everything got turned around - dumbed down simpleton PVP, gear grinds, level > skill, instances, minigames, point grinding etc...

So no, how about we take the MMO PVP trainingwheels off again and start making PVP in MMO's actually massively multiplayer again, and the PVP actually be player vs player... instead of, gear vs gear or battle of the grind.

I have a feeling GW2 is going to be massive. People are finally starting to wake-up to this rehashed gear grind nonsense.