QFE. I don't want "free" gear. I want something I earned to be mine, not a random chance at a piece of armor that will most likely be a duplicate.

Bioware why can't you listen on this and fix the champion bags (hell even battlemaster still needs improvement)? The only people who like this system are the ones who have gotten lucky. I have opened upwards of 200 bags (valor rank 58). I have rows and rows of relics, bracers, and boots. I have all of the centurion gear & I still need 5 pieces of champion gear gloves, pants, belt, implants. When I am valor rank 58 (btw didn't start heavily pvping until 50) standing next to a fully championed (and I mean EVERYTHING is champion) valor rank 30 something is not right. This system is a joke and I am loosing the will to log in and pvp (I love this game btw). But right now the effort to reward ratio for the "non-lucky" people is a joke. How is this mechanic allowed to persist. I just wish I knew what it was I needed to finish my set. I can't tell if its 5 more bags or 500. Pathetic system and nothing but a great way of loosing subscriptions. Give people something with measurable goals and they will stay, but make it a crap shoot and people won't waste their time. TL,DR: The system is a joke. Valor rank 30s should not out gear valor rank 50s and rewards should not be random.

Unfortunately it appears to only be for battlemaster bags. This is absolutely awful. To me the thing that will keep people pvping once they hit 50 is the ability to feel they are making progress in their gear while pvping. Right now I am 70-80 bags in and have only received piece of my champion armor set. (I've only got Bracers, Implant, mainhand, and 1 Relics). I bought my centurion chest and belt and other implant. I have received at least 15 duplicates receiving only 1 commendation with them instead of a potential 45 if I didn't have a duplicate. A new guildly hit 50 today. Had one bag in the bank, bought 6, did weekly illum and dailys. Got a total of 12 bags. She is now in 5/5 full champion at valor rank 20. This system is complete luck and a joke. If it does not change soon or I don't have better luck at valor 60 (I'm 50 right now) I will be leaving this game until it is fixed. I spend every night pvping and you would swear I was a scrub just looking at my armor. Why can't champion bags contain champion commendations or at least the ability to sell/turn in your unused duplicates for comms?

Ignore this he is a merc rotation is different for powetech....... First you should be using CGC all the time. (short of ball carrying where I will swap it out for ion and guard) Depending on target I usually open TD --> Inc Missile --> Railshot. Then its rocket punch (when free) & flame burst spam until railshot is refreshed. Railshot is used everytime it comes up (vent heat on dot'd target) I try not to let my heat get above 50 unless I have vent ready to go. Pyro is a very "chancy" build as far as heat goes. If you get lucky on some RS refreshes you can be dishing out mad dps without using any heat. I still struggle with not going above 50 heat unless its really needed (burning down a healer/ball carrier etc). Going over 50 starts to hamper your total dps potential waiting on the heat to dissipate. Hope this helps. I'm still learning the class so someone please let me know if I provided any incorrect information.

Long story short I keep seeing/hearing about powertech (pyro in particular) consitently getting 500K damage in bgs. I realize the damage number at the end of the round isn't everything but after a few guildies were in a bg with a guy putting out 500K they were asking me why I never put out those numbers. Curious I really started focusing on maximizing damage output. I have been trying my best the last couple of days and I'm always in the 280-350 range (Primarily in huttball). Any advice/tips on how I can improve my dps or at least break the 400K mark? I'm not trying to troll or anything I'd just like some tips to improve my play. Thanks.

I would like to hear others opinions on that as well. I'm closing in on 50 and am wondering which armor set I should get. Combat tech or eliminator's. My previous pvp history in other mmo's screams for me to pick up crit (and I have seen some videos of a pyro wielding the eliminator armor). But the eliminator armor's first set bonus is strictly for merc while the combat tech set bonus is more geared towards powertech. This makes me wonder if I am getting something wrong. Right now the pvp armor sets in this game confuse me.