So you want storymode WarZones?

Can I get a rundown of your gear/stats and playstyle? Do you have an issue just in PVP or does this carry over to PVE as well?

Not sure how using stims in PVP is new.

I'm gonna be real honest with you Rich, because I think you need some honest feedback. I don't care about leaving you shorthanded because if I leave it is because there is a severe handicap that I don't feel like dealing with. This may be 1 in every 100 WZ I run, but I don't care about your gameplay experience, I care about mine. Dealing with others mistakes is what I have to do IRL and on a daily basis professionally. To have to then log into a game and be the team's backbone is just not something I am up to doing all the time (though I will do it most of the time anyway). WZ are generally made up of random players, and getting a win is as much about team composition as it is strategy. I've stuck with warzones where there were literally 6 healers and 2 tanks and lost. There were other times where I realized that I wasn't the right fit for a win for that team and left. But ultimately you matter less to me than the next complete stranger wanting to mix it up with other strangers for 15min in a WZ. Get over it, you don't get to dictate what I do with my time ingame. I also (again) challenge you to self reflect and consider why this is such a big issue in your WZ's in particular. Why don't people WANT to play with YOU.

What does a game without gear progression look like to you?

I'm sorry but I can't imagine being able to speak for a defeatist population. I'm going through it right now on my Jugg and will on my PT, and on my Sorc, already have on my Op. I'm going to get a mudhole stomped in my rear early on. It's character development of a different variety. Suck it up and deal wtih it! We all benefit when the low level player grows into their gear. The maturation process is exquisite to watch and a joy to cultivate. That is what an MMO is all about my friend. I just wonder why you hate playing with other people.

The point I'm making is that it is clear where Bioware stands because they developed and deployed this very system we are discussing. That means their philosophy aligns clearly with gear progression and a substantive divide created (but bridged) over time.

So name the game you're thinking of that had no gear progression whatsoever and was a major title.

Man base logic must have really worked for you somewhere in life to employ it so vigorously here. This game is simple. Play hard, have fun, earn rewards. Those rewards might merit (one) a title, or currency in pursuit of that which might give them a competitive advantage which is intrinsic to the game we play. One progresses for the prowess and profit of self (as well as others), but also potential gain of those held close. If YOU don't, then go play another game. YOU don't get to have your way because you want to segregate the population into US vs. THEM. I take pleasure in winning because I do not decide who my competition is. If I get someone with the same level of accomplishment in the form of gear I hold that triumph equal to all others.

The OP just seems generally agitated. I'm not sure what the issue would even be here. You can earn your gear just as fast Richardya, it's not restricted you know.

Paper is upset with scissors. Nothing more to explain here. I DO NOT die to Mara/Sent on my Concealment Op. (Zoeller don't you dare nerf me again for admitting that!). Nothing needed for Mara's save for incoming heals when the CD for that ability in particular is active.

I just wonder what about a person leaving a WZ makes the OP so upset. The truth is that people rarely quit a winning WZ. I tell you what, I'll just take all my gear off and stand in random spots using diagnostic scan to heal people. I'm sure you'd find that way more interesting than me leaving to free up space for someone that wants to play.

Do you like headaches?

I think there is a reason people don't want to play with you in particular and I think it's time you re-evaluate what you are doing to drive them away. I may quit a WZ once a week. I'm the least likely to care in a loss in most cases, but I can't stand to be around faux heroes and clowns. If I don't have to tolerate them, I won't.

Leaving a node unprotected to solo, allowing the other team to cap is a selfish behavior that ruins other people's fun. Using consumption and innervate repeatedly to boost your heal stats is a selfish behavior that ruins other people's fun. Thinking your Rakata gear is good enough to get you by without even looking at recruit gear is selfish and ruins other people's fun. Not calling "inc" because you're PRO and can handle the 3 people you see running at you is selfish and ruins other people's fun. I need not go on. About the least selfish thing you can do if you don't want to play with the above is take the quick exit.

So what's my prize for hitting -100?

YES. Let up on the dps for a moment to not waste valuable cooldowns and give yourself some distance.

"Bulls are strong enough to trample without the use of horns; god please nerf bulls." - El Matador

Can we punish people that leave nodes or sneak off to try to play hero? If we can't then I don't want to be punished for not wanting to deal with those people.

I know 6 seconds seems like an eternity when you're squishy. The rallying cry is from people that are good at what they do and how they do it. I kill Mar/Sent easily with my OP, but only because when those cooldowns go up I get moving. "Don't blame the freight train for being on the right tracks."

If I don't want to play with someone, how are their interests not protected if I leave freeing up room for someone who wants to try and win. Some of the best wins I've had is when someone leaves and another person who fits the playstyle needed comes and and changes the course of the game. Can we find a way to penalize players that give up and don't quit? Or join WZs in Columni gear?

You don't get to determine what I do with my time ingame.....sorry. People can leave for whatever reason they want and if it hurts your gameplay (c'est la vi). The hazard in playing an MMO is that not everyone can, or in some cases wants, to play with you. So you are penalizing people for exercising their right to choose? Can't happen.

^------ Best operative I've seen. (no joke)

Has any thought been put into creating missions specifically for legacy characters? Here's the idea. My main/alt uncovers a random object that is of significance to Republic/Empire and that sets random alts on missions with a singular focus. The catch is that completing these missions grants legacy xp (only) but would include common locations like Karraga's Palace, Belsavis, Hoth, Alderaan etc. Completing the missions can also grant/unlock legacy perks.