I usually don't post in the forums but I had to address this issue of ranked pvp being toxic over and over again.
I was playing solo ranked on SF and SS preseason and was looking forward for season 15. Bummed they took it out!!!! Not sure if I will continue to play because I think Swtor is such a great PVP game and that's what I enjoy the most. (eps 4v4s).
As for the "toxicity" of ranked...I didn't really notice any. Only few "do this in this situation or do that" etc etc. Just like how raid leader would tell you know to fight the boss. I am not saying there is no toxic people in ranked but I think ALL games have toxicity. I got chewed out little bit here and there but nothing crazy because they knew I knew how to play but still learning ranked. So I would have good games and bad games, but never did they go past the to the level it would be called "toxic"
I think over the years getting a bad reputation of being toxic the veteran players were actually more careful NOT to be overly toxic, and I found the experience enjoyable. Like nobody wanted to tell a brand new 320 gear player "hey maybe you should practice in regs little bit more" after getting globaled 15 times in a row.
Maybe it was super toxic back in the days but the toxicity level of how it is NOW is overly exaggerated. It was the opposite. If you count the vet players being "stand off-ish" as "toxic" then maybe. But after I msg'd few vet players and asked for help, they helped me so much.
I am truly sad the removed ranked......because this was one of my favorite game since the weekend beta launch....I wish the best of luck to all the pvp'ers and maybe I'll be on here and there as a non-subscriber in arenas
and shout out to Prum (septru), I see him pushing back against removal of ranked and I appreciate that. The couple games that I was in with you, you were very laid back and helpful with direction of what to do. (Months back I saw you hesitate telling someone nicely to practice little more in regs because he was ruining the games with 320 gear and wrong tactical)
Well that was my 2 cents that probably doesn't matter to BW or anyone else but had to get it off my chest.