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

now requires the bm equivalent to trade in. Latest patch on pts

This is just LOL.

So as a champion geared player, in 1.2 this is what i will have to do, to be a tad more usefull then a wet noodle in PvP, after 1.2 patch:

1) Ditch all Champ + cent gear.
2) Buy a recruit PvP set for 500K.
3) Play some non rated warzone to get 417 warzone comms.
4) Spend saved warzone comms (max 1333 after being robbed in the merc. comms conversion) + 417 = 1750 on a BM mainhand weapon.
5) Play non rated warsones for BM gear.
6) a month later, start playing rated warzones to replace BM gear for war hero gear

Thats just great....

This, incidentally, is somewhere between the cost of a single BM armor piece (2 tokens = 8000) and the BM mainhand (3 tokens = 12000) right now.

Haven't posted in a long time but I'm trying to wrap my head around the logic of the people complaining in this thread and I just can't.

1.) MMO pvp will never be strictly "skill" based. Someone with better gear is always going to have an advantage. If you want to pvp on equal terms, you should consider playing a genre that supports this (fighting game, shooter, etc).

2.) When you're a fresh 50 you'll have access to recruit gear which is on par with the current cent/champion gear and will be fighting in non-rated. The highest geared people that will be fighting in non-rated matches (regularly) are likely going to be mixed champ/BM geared players that still need to flesh out the rest of their BM set. Once they do it is likely they'll be running rated wzs. If anything, this will be better than it is now (less chances of a fully BM geared group rotfl stomping you).

3.) When you first step into rated wzs, yes you will likely be stomped as you build your war hero set, but that would happen if there were no BM requisites for War Hero gear anyway (People hopping in rated under-geared, getting stomped and causing frustration for their team-mates).


TLR: Stop complaining, if anything this process will make the pvp armor progression process easier.

This is just LOL.

So as a champion geared player, in 1.2 this is what i will have to do, to be a tad more usefull then a wet noodle in PvP, after 1.2 patch:

1) Ditch all Champ + cent gear.
2) Buy a recruit PvP set for 500K.
3) Play some non rated warzone to get 417 warzone comms.
4) Spend saved warzone comms (max 1333 after being robbed in the merc. comms conversion) + 417 = 1750 on a BM mainhand weapon.
5) Play non rated warsones for BM gear.
6) a month later, start playing rated warzones to replace BM gear for war hero gear

Thats just great....

1.2 will help fresh 50s get into pvp gear faster, which is great as it means I can gear up my alts straight away and farm warzones for better gear perhaps a week or so faster than pre 1.2.

However, what 1.2 wont do in any shape way or form, is make a player who hasnt got the foggiest idea about his class or objectives in pvp warzones, better. A few % of expertise is notgoing to make a difference for those people. There will still be QQ on the forums about being outgeared as people blame their gear (even the new recruit stuff no doubt) is at fault and not their -25 IQ. Good players will still make a dash for the door when pugging warzones that are full of baddies running around like headless chickens.

TLDR - In 1.2, the good players will still win regardless of gear, the bad players will still get facerolled, no matter what gear they are in.

To all GIVE ME THE SAME GEAR AS A TRUE PVP HARDCORE GRINDER:

Do you really think that you deserve the same PvP gear after playing a total of 300WZ as someone with valor 75 who played 3000?

This person is a true War Hero, likes to PvP, playes PvP, helps a team a lot and commands a team. He deserves to be rewarded.

The game is about both skill and time spend. Like in real life. Nothing is for free, you gotta earn it.