Everyone seems to think THEIR grind / time-sink should be rewarded better than someone else's. The PvE raider does not want the PvPer to have equivilent gear, because oh noes, they didn't grind the whole raid progression I did. The PvPer doesn't want the PvE raider to have equivilent gear, because they think there was something super hard about doing the same 4 warzones over and over. Crafters like me think that MY grind / time-sink should count for something, but EVERYTHING I make sucks as soon as I ding 50. They absolutely COULD do away with the stupid "I'm automatically better than you at pvp even if I'm not really" stat, and just give the same nice gear for PvP rewards. But someone would undboutedly cry because whatever stupid mindless grind THEY suffered is automatically better than yours.

I quit Aion because they did nothing to stop botters and cheaters. There were other things I didn't like about it too. BUT At least there was a sense of danger when you went out into the world that the bad guys might show up and you would have a REAL fight on your hand. This added excitement is what makes PvE much more exciting. I rolled on a PvP server in SWTOR and I got ganked once by a level 50 on Tattooine. That was it. With the exception of some planned events people staged (how carebear can you get?), I never even saw any open-world fights.

Overall, your game is mediocre. It's neato because it's Star Wars. The cut-scenes are cool, especially the first time through. But game-play itself is just post-WoW, ez-moder MMO. I enjoyed your crafting and gear customization system UNTIL you get to level 50, and then it's all WORTHLESS. The worst thing about this game, and the real deal-breaker is... EXPERTISE Just because WoW does something doesn't mean you should. Just because they could not think of a better way to balance raid vs. pvp rewards, doesn't mean that you should not try. Everything is cookie cutter after lvl 50. Before that, I could do custom builds of my stats with your gear system. It was great. But can I test my build against other players? NOPE. Because they have the magic "I'm automatically better than you at PvP" stat, my build means nothing. If you don't get the ONE SET of gear with the Expertise on it, then you automatically suck at PvP, even if you DON'T actually suck at PvP. It's the dumbest thing any game ever did. Complete lack of open-world PvP (aka "real pvp" to us non-carebear, non-WoW-kiddies) was a crushing disappointment. YOU created that by giving huge rewards for grinding your ezmode Warzone treadmill, and giving nothing for open-world PvP.

At least you comprehend what I'm talking about, unlike the first noob who posted here saying that open-world PvP is "casual PvP for casual players." ROFL If they encountered anything REAL hard-core, they would cry and quit the first day. EDIT: I know I won't find any "holy grail." I would have been content to keep playing this if they had just skipped the stupid Expertise cookie-cutter crap.

I never played WoW. But do keep guessing. I do blame WoW, however, for dumbing games like these down and turning them into the Special Olympics where everyone gets a trophy, even if they suck. Have fun with your lvl 50 treadmill. Keep doing those same four warzones over and over. Even if you suck, you WILL still get the best gear in the game. And it will be the same junk everyone else is wearing. *yawn*

Keep guessing.

You are obviously a noobtastic WoW-kiddie. Real PvP is not in little instances where nothing bad happens to you when you die and you automatically go back to the safety of your fleet so you can go get a sandwich between fights. I have never seen a more "casual" excuse for PvP in my life. Real, open-world PvP involves DANGER. Real danger of real loss to your character if you fail to be vigilant at all times. You call it "casual" because you've obviously never played a game that had real RISK or real PENALTIES for dying.

I recently cancelled my subscription. When you cancel, they give you a little form to fill out. I thought I would share what I said in the PvP forum, since it was my disappointment with PvP here that is motivating my departure. __________________________________ Overall, your game is mediocre. It's neato because it's Star Wars. The cut-scenes are cool, especially the first time through. But game-play itself is just post-WoW, ez-moder MMO. I enjoyed your crafting and gear customization system UNTIL you get to level 50, and then it's all WORTHLESS. The worst thing about this game, and the real deal-breaker is... EXPERTISE Just because WoW does something doesn't mean you should. Just because they could not think of a better way to balance raid vs. pvp rewards, doesn't mean that you should not try. Everything is cookie cutter after lvl 50. Before that, I could do custom builds of my stats with your gear system. It was great. But can I test my build against other players? NOPE. Because they have the magic "I'm automatically better than you at PvP" stat, my build means nothing. If you don't get the ONE SET of gear with the Expertise on it, then you automatically suck at PvP, even if you DON'T actually suck at PvP. It's the dumbest thing any game ever did. Complete lack of open-world PvP (aka "real pvp" to us non-carebear, non-WoW-kiddies) was a crushing disappointment. YOU created that by giving huge rewards for grinding your ezmode Warzone treadmill, and giving nothing for open-world PvP.

Get rid of Expertise. Problem solved.

There is only one correct answer. There is only one correct build. There is only one set a gear. They designed a game with super cool customization features to the gear FOR NOTHING. Why even bother, when there is only one stat that even matters. But WoW has the magic "I'm automatically better than you at PvP" stat, so everyone else has to do it too. What a massive disappointment this game has been.

Just go to the logical conclusion of all of it: Since all of this gear is just a tradmill grind for cookie-cutter gear with little or no choice or customization, just have everyone spawn at lvl 50 with all their WH gear. Why bother having choices through the earlier parts of the game, when there are none post-50 anyway. There is only one correct goal at the end anyway.

They will have to either do 50-55 as a bracket, or 50-54, with 55 as a new bracket. All because of their STUPID decision to be like WoW and add a magic "I'm automatically better than you at PvP, even if I'm not" stat.

"Heals should be tied to healing stance." "Damage should be tied to damage stance."

Yeah... and my EQ Bard killed people butt nekkid with nothing but a drum just to prove that I could. You've said nothing of substance about my post that you quoted.

NOTHING in this game is "hard." All you have to do is show up. Raiding is slightly "harder" because you have to get a bunch of people to show up at the same time (the hardest part of raiding).