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

I didn't go through the 1-49 bracket because I wanted to pvp their, it's just once you hit battlemaster, this is little reason to pvp other than finish dailies/weeklies. The pvp isn't that spectacular in this game to make me want to do it for no reason at all.

Ultima Online PVP was by far the most fun I've ever had in an MMO.
Even though you could loot your bodies corpse, the main reason to PVP was notoriety and bragging rights.

Not a huge fun of the gear but I understand people like farming that kind of stuff at the end game.

Hi,
As part of this effort, specifically for PvP, we are also working on changes that will reduce the gear related power difference between new characters at level 50 and players in full PvP gear. We feel that at the current time, this difference is too high.

/translation I want gear handed to me in pvp.

Looks like Bioware is listening:

Full post here: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=260731

/thread

The recent Rift version of this same thing:
http://forums.riftgame.com/public-te...iscussion.html

"First, it’s important to understand why we’re making these changes. Our primary focus is to ensure that PvP offers a fun, competitive challenge for anyone who participates . Currently, with the way the gear sets were configured, this is a difficult thing to achieve – by reducing the gap between items you should see gear playing a smaller role in your success (and others) on the battlefield."

This will be slicing nerf all over again, if they bend to this pressure the amount of whining on here will triple... People who have already gotten the gear will go into histrionics. It will be ugly.

Nope. I don't want gear to matter.

Player vs Player.

Not gear vs. gear.

Come on, if you are a PVPer you don't need the crutch. Don't hide behind your gear.

They need to focus on expanding world pvp instead of instance pvp. For world pvp, instead of one planet to pvp on they should have multiple key planets throughout the galaxy where each faction fights over the rights of the planet for a server side buff as the incentive. Maybe even have space combat as a key feature between the pvp planets and somehow tied to the success in conquering of said planet. This type of pvp should not be designed around gear dependancy but teamwork and faction pride. Think about all the epic fights that can happen in world pvp, that is dictated by the players instead of set rules like in a warzone where the outcome doesn't have a lasting effect.

However, one main issue would be population imbalances and I'm not sure how to solve that. Maybe each pvp planet can be accessed by multiple servers?

Instance pvp can still be catered to the min/maxing group of pvpers who wants to gain gear but give them the option to play in a rated-type of warzones where they go against other like minded foes and battle it out using the gear they have earned and skill/experience they have accumulated over time. Also, make the carrot even bigger for this group where they recieve

-unique titles
-unique gear
-unique hover vehicles
-special recognition on their achievements

Basically, cater to all types of pvpers and let the player choose how he or she would like to spend there time playing.