Skimming through this thread, all I can ask is: Are you people serious? Yes, pvping naked is both hilarious and stupid and should be fixed quickly. At the same time, it seems like the majority of you "Elite war hero pvpers" are wanting to retain your GEAR advantage not only in a LEVELING BRACKET, but also at the new level cap. Have you never played an mmo during an expansion release? Do people in WoW pvp with 85 gear when they hit 90? No. Did people in Guild Wars expect their entire maxed character to be copied to Guild Wars 2? No. WELCOME TO MMOS! If they wanted your lvl 50 gear to be relevant, they would still have those vendors. An expansion with a new level cap is a restart for everyone. Is bolster messed up atm? Yes. But you can't honestly think your gear advantage was going to retain it's advantage from 50-55. If you can't handle the fact that people are on a more even playing field I suggest you try and get better at the game. You'll be a better player overall.

I tried it, the community is pretty crappy.

OP is completely backwards with this and it's pretty hilarious. This game never catered to the more skillful pvp crowd. It was a huge gear grind from the start that only got worse when they reworked expertise. If any good pvper walks into level 50 pvp now, they get owned by largely bad players who rely on their fully augmented gear set to do well in pvp. Coming back to the game a week or two ago it's extremely frustrating when you get beat by a player that backpedals and keyboard turns only because you're in recruit vs their war hero, ultimately leading you to not want to pvp at all. Now maybe those terrible players who suck without their gear will actually improve their gameplay.

http://imgur.com/a/rxl08 Album of looks I would LOVE to be in the game.

http://i.imgur.com/J02g0.jpg I feel this is the best I can get until they make new sets.