Level 54 gear

I agree they could have been more clear in their meaning, but I'll theorize that since Kell Dragon (55 PvE) Armor is being introduced for Nightmare Mode Ops drops, that makes it the new highest tier in the game. As a result, to be competitive in War Zones, all the other tiers of armor will have to be raised to be at least on par or, hopefully in the case of PvP armor, superior.

BioWare considers players too stupid for that. Here's the official reason bolster was changed to begin with:

Okay, so lolbolster is upon us (and still with us), as flawed as it is, because players that either vendored their free pvp gear or refused to wear it, gave themselves a "harsh" pvp experience thereby causing a drop-off in WZ participation. Nope, ya can't make this stuff up. That's the official reason.

Quit whining about bolster, HONESTLY you all have access to the gear... Crying about your grindout conq gear HAVING to be BIS is just stupid and elitist. It's sad you guys are so MAD about players being able to close the gear gap and not spend months grinding. Cia la vie, if you are a better player even gear shouldn't matter.... and don't sit there and attempt to mask your frustration by claiming this is somehow a moral issue lol.

As long as you feel that is should be the same for PVE then we have no problems.

amazing, I guess this is were the phrase "you get what you deserve" applies

lol. Yeah, or you could look at it as a microcosm of the real world with BW playing the roll of the "Nanny State."

^ The guy that sold his recruit set, went in with PvE gear and got wrecked, then cried on the forums.

His day has come, he is no longer a mere mortal among legends, but INVINCIBLE!!!

This is a PVP forum, but w/e I'll bite. I can follow your logic to an extent, but the bottom line is this is a game, PVP and PVE are different animals. The joy in PVP is the act of player vs player (for the most part), I would argue sure the gear grind is appealing but not the sole reason for PVP. There are more prevalent ways to ascertain who's better regarding PVP such as: high RWZ ratings and valor ranks, bragging rights, unique mounts, crystals etc. Most players in the PVP community know who's good and who isn't regardless of which 65 mods they use. PVE is player vs. environment, scripted fights with concrete strats etc. The joy (for most) is more centered around a sense of accomplishment, world 1st boss kills, server 1st kills, exclusive titles, and obviously gear. Not to mention the increasing level of difficulty as you progress.

It seems to me, if you bolster a NiM encounter to allow a new guild to be able to circumvent the gear grind that would sort of take the joy out of the PVE or at-least some of it. Bottom line here is, there are MAYBE 6 pieces of 54 crafted gear which are BIS out of what 11 or so? I honestly don't believe the crafted chest is BIS but w/e. You still need 5 or 6 conq pieces for BIS overall. It's not like that gear is obsolete. All the 54's do is shorten the time it takes to grind BIS, by half I'd say. I mean, what's next? People complaining that because they can't afford to augment their gear that it should be banned as well?

Search my posts, realize who I am (if you don't know ask around the server you're on) and rethink what you wrote...

"Don't you know who I *AM*?!?!"

You're the little man who writes in bold, angry red letters. Was there something else? lol.

Don't take yourself so seriously, mate.