I like the basic idea -- and it would be better than what they have now -- but it just doesn't make much sense to have Jedi killing each other. Otherwise, it wouldn't be Star Wars.

Excellent post. Kudos to the OP. "Progression" of gear and stat-frenzy is definitely the biggest detriment to fun and competitive PVP. About half the people I see PVPing don't even like to do it. They're just in there for "stuff." What happened to doing it to enjoy a good fight?

You're assuming people want to play for the excitement of actual competition. I don't find too many of those people anymore, unfortunately.

Respectfully disagree. If I get into a group or a cycle of fail where people don't communicate or fight on the objectives, I'm not wasting my time. Of all the things wrong with PVP in this game, one thing they've gotten right is not penalizing people for leaving a Warzone.

Which is a good thing, IMO. Fights shouldn't be 5-second *** sessions.

Did anyone play RIFT? Wasn't a perfect game, but seemed to have a really good PVP set-up. Even though this game is in its infancy and deserves more time to get things fixed, I'm SHOCKED at how bad the PVP experience has been. As for the PVP/MMOs comment above, I'm perplexed. Why play an MMO if not for some element of PVP action? What's the point if you don't have that as a major focus?

Some of my favorite memories of WoW world PVP are when 200 people from both factions would show up at Crossroads and duke it out for an hour or two. I miss those days a lot.

Terrific post (although I believe they can make 4v4 work). I especially liked your point about bringing back COMPETITION and the love of the actual battle, not just doing something because they give you a piece of equipment or a special title. When that happens, many people play solely for getting STUFF not for the enjoyment of actually playing. Many of my friends back in the WoW days would just skirm for the sake of playing without all the BS.

Any mature, rational mind would give longer than 20 days. "Microwave Society" is out of control.

Congrats to the OP for "hanging in there" all of 20 days!!! ADD medicine is -------->

Exactly. What the OP is experiencing is "easy dps" vs "challenging dps." Ranged classes are ALWAYS going to appear better on the surface. They're usually attacking from a more protective area and have more time to unleash their stuff. But Sorcerers are by no means "weak." Quite the contrary. This game has impressed me in that it feels very balanced right now. Much more so than other MMOs I've tried.

It's interesting to hear so many different responses to Huttball. I'm like the OP. Love it. Its set-up makes every game different. The other two WZs are really monotonous. I hope Bioware is working on an "Alterac Valley" (pre-BC/zerg version) epic WarZone with multiple objectives.

Agree with that completely. I'd put it about a 4 overall, but I'm willing to give them time to act on the issues.

Diminishing returns would go a long way toward fixing most of these issues.

Agree on both counts.

I love the system on our server. Empire plays for K/D and we win about 80% of the matches. It's awesome.

Mitt Romney doesn't use the Force.

Very nice extra fleet pass. And at least when it kicks you, you don't have a lame-*** deserter buff or anything. Thank goodness SW doesn't do that.

Yes... if it is marked as such. That's all they need a word, letter, color, whatever. It's a simple solution to avoid confusion.

If they were marked E and W on the map, that would work. But if you're defending, and it's not marked, East is actually going to appear West to most people.

When you're defending, there's often confusion among players about which way to go. The map represents the battlefield from the offensive standpoint, while the defense rezzes in the opposite direction. Every game I've played of late has people saying LEFT or RIGHT and going the other way, especially less-experienced players. Maybe find a way to color each of the gates so people can say RED or BLUE or whatever?

Appreciate the devs listening to their customers and seeking to make improvements. Very encouraging. I hope their are further brackets coming. It does not currently work, as some have suggested, due to the crazy amount of stuns and knock-backs available at higher levels with no diminishing returns. It would seem impractical to get rid of the stuns and knock-backs, so at least put some sort of DR in play. Today I got knocked off the platform in Huttball 3x in a 30-second span by the same player, and stunned 2x in between by others. That's just absurd.

Anyone still gullible enough to give Blizzard another cent is not capable of making rational decisions. Flaws and all, I'll be patient with Bioware and give them ample time -- say, more than 3 weeks, ADD children -- to work out the kinks.

We've seen good balance thus far on Firkrann Crystal. It's really been about 50/50 depending on what time of day you're playing. You may hit a rut and lose 4-5 in a row, but the next time you log on and play, it's 4-5 wins in a row. Seems to work in cycles, just as it should.

Overall, I think you've got a fantastic game. You have combined many elements from my favorite MMOs and put them into an enjoyable experience for a Star Wars fan. That being said... PVP is going to make or break your game for A LOT of players. You absolutely cannot have a system where level 10s are thrown in with level 50s with some bogus stat "normalization" that doesn't do anything but delay then inevitable. When people see the other team has several high level players and your team only has one or two (maybe none) they just quit. It's a total waste of time. I've played many MMOs in recent years -- including WoW, WH, Rift -- and this is the worst PVP experience I have encountered yet. That saddens me to say because my hopes were extremely high for this game, and beta testing was fun. But people who couldn't wait to play this game for months are already getting disheartened about it. I hope you will take this as constructive criticism and make changes to improve the game!