1.2 War Hero Gear on PTS - Now requires BM gear :)

For someone who PVPs all day, no, this is not a problem. For a guild like mine, with a mix of hardcores and casuals (good PVPers, but time restricted by demands of work, studies and family), yet another step in gearing up IS a problem. I would VASTLY prefer a system where this whole gear crap didn't exist, and where skill was the only factor. And I'd hoped they'd actually done a step in this direction. Too much to ask for, I guess.

I don't see why it's obsolete. I think people are confused...or hell, maybe I am.

As I read it, nothing changes for non-ranked WZs. You will not be able to buy Champ or Centurian gear, but so what. If you have those now why would you want more? You enter non-ranked WZs and earn BM and War Hero gear to replace your current Champ and Centurian gear.

Then when you are geared you enter ranked WZ and buy Ranked War Hero gear...which is the same as War Hero but a different color.

Why did ClogMan say:
"1) Ditch all Champ + cent gear.
2) Buy a recruit PvP set for 500K."

Unless the stats are way better than Champion, which I can't imagine. So he's wrong or trolling.

You'll still be a wet noodle. You have a lot of quit in you. Gear isn't the decider, it's basically a tie breaker. If you're getting rolled now, you'll get rolled in equal gear. You've mentally removed yourself from PVP because you have the 'i don't have the gear I can't win' thought process, so you haven't engaged while everyone else is, and getting better at pvp.

So the real reason you lack PVP skills, is because you've mentally checked out from it.

Why did ClogMan say:
"1) Ditch all Champ + cent gear.
2) Buy a recruit PvP set for 500K."

Unless the stats are way better than Champion, which I can't imagine. So he's wrong or trolling.

You want a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.. where gear doesn't exist..there simply HAS to be a system of getting gear. If you can come up with one that makes more sense then trading in a currency you've "earned" by time, or skill, or a combonation of risk of any kind, please please do. Because I'm really tired of comments that one person is better than the other because of "insert made up crap here", and I really just want to pvp against people who really enjoy pvping, without complaining about every little aspect

Granted every MMO has some kind of gear grind.. Not all of them were 100% Gear grind dominant.

Take SWG for example. You could craft your gear from resources acquired from harvesting or purchased from a vendor from someone else harvesting them for you. As well as you could trade these items. Making the game more fun for someone who is into crafting/crew skills and creating a player based economy. As for the grinded gear they had jewelry sets but they werent so imperative that a good player that did not have the set couldn't still put up a decent fight until they acquired the full set. It gave an added advantage but not a overall I win because I have it and you dont. Same went for the Jedi Robes that some people had to grind if they didn't already have a Elder type robe that was pretty much equivalent. This was the state of the game towards the end. Before that it was completely crafting based. You do a few Boss Runs and get schematics and those people are able to make gear and sell it to people who are not interested in that kind of thing. And for specific weapons that couldnt be traded you would gather a few buddies together and they would take you out to go get it. Creating more team work and a active economy. If you didnt want to pvp all the time you didnt have to. If you didnt want to raid/boss run all the time you didnt have to. It was set up to allow people to play at their own pace and still be effective both pve and pvp.