After the events of llum yesterday i can't but notice this game is following in the same pattern as Warhammer Online did.
Warhammer online ruined PVP with the Renown system that highly rewarded the hardcore pvpers who farmed.
Swtor is doing the same thing in terms of pvp gear and now after what happened yesterday any player going from lvl 49 to 50 will be severly gimped in WZ games and instagibbed once they step a foot inside a WZ.
The bracket system is now offically broken, players who are serious about pvp will no longer try to hit 50 and pvp they will "HAVE TO PVP" from lvl 10-49 in order to be viable in lvl 50 WZ's.
Sounds just like Warhammer online does it not?
In warhammer online, players were limited to hit lvl 40 in fear that once they hit tier 4(lvl 40 pvp) they would be gimped because higher renown(valor) players would simply **** them when it came down to pvp. Higher renown = better gear = Dead(insert class to faceroll here)
What did this mean to anyone who was serious about pvp? Simple, they had to grind renown ranks in tier 3 for ages, I myself was one of those people who spent countless hours farming renown ranks so I was viable in lvl 40 (tier 4 pvp)
Grinding renown(valor) is not fun for the simple fact that if you do not farm it, you will be worthless for months to come in lvl 50 bracket.
Think about it, a new lvl 50 player who's valor is oh say around 20 will not be viable until they hit that magical number and be able to wear the better gear. They will simply not stand a chance.
The same thing is happening in this game, the same failure will come to this game without a new system implemented to fix pvp. A valor reroll would be a great thing but BW simply wont do it because that will just enrage those who exploited a game flaw implemented by BW. Those who farmed for a day straight to gained such a huge advantage on the new players coming into the game at this time. It's sad that BW is to stupid to realize that this will make or break the game in the weeks, months, maybe even years to come, but mark my words, this game will slowly die off, as it shows now will the constant flow of people unsubbin. Anyways I have 1 day left on my subscription so I'll just try and enjoy it.
Good luck to those that stay and those who do not.