Thanks for the quick confirmation friend. +1 for a useful, interesting post. Almost makes me feel bad for rickrolling in here yesterday, but not quite. I've tried to add sensible posts in this forum prior to the rickroll. I'll check out my OP, Jugg and Sorc now!

Good question. I need to check out the old bonuses on my toons to see if they are worth it. You are saying that you can definitely get both 2-piece bonuses though?

I agree with this post. In rateds, where there is meaningfull cc and coordination for kill/cc targets like healers, I feel like it is more balanced now than pre-expansion patch. For non-rateds, good healers can make a big difference if no one targets them or keeps them in check. But seriously, all it takes is one or two efficient dps to ride a healer with cc/burst damage while dps'ing other targets and grabbing objectives. I don't know if Bioware pays more attention to rateds or non-rateds, but this forum seems to comment more on PUG matches when talking about healers being OP. I believe that one DPS alone should not be able to completely shut down one healer. Like I said, 2 good dps can really make it hard for even a really good healer to be OP. It isn't too hard for good DPS to rack up damage numbers and kills on other targets while keeping one healer busy with cc because burst damage is still good. Good DPS already know this- they can still cc a healer long enough to kill other targets. Or, one good dps can cc/apply enough pressure to one healer where that healer needs to pay more attention to staying alive and less attention to healing others and grabbing objectives. Mess around with the UI and set your focus, target of target, etc. For multiple healers, it just takes more coordination. But remember that more healers means less dps and burst on that team. It evens out, or it should even out, for a rated team that has experience. I'm still trying to figure out how close to balanced the game is in rated warzones where people actually coordinate.

Good job on the bolster Bioware. Fix the few remaining problems and you will have an excellent system. I would think that there a lot more people who don't bother to queue into a warzone, or who queue rarely. If that is your target audience, then you are being very inclusive. No matter what people say, the gear gap has definitely closed and I notice a lot of new PvP'ers now. Remember this is a pvp forum and you will hear from only a biased sampling of your overall players. Keep up the good work and cheers Eric!

bump. important info here, ladies and gentlemen. instead og complaining abiout bolster take a better look at how it actually works. I'd like to see some more examples of people testing it, too. the wrong whine threads are getting too much PR while the constructive threads get no replies:)

While I agree with the substance of your post, I wouldn't have wrded it so harshly because I don't want my friends W (wow arena partners) to call me out for not being classy. +1 rep to you- I see a trens- people are starting to crap on the complainers and I thoroughly enjoy it.

To add his input against the onslaught of people who want to be pissed for the sake of being pissed...that's my guess, friend. edit: Assasin, where are you? We were having civilized dialogue! What is your reply to my last thread re: being a long-time subscriber and long-time MMO player? I'm interested to see your reply.

So, Bioware caters to Smashers? Geeze, what kind of business model do they have? If I understand your post, smashers come down to a money issue for Bioware? Oh em gee. They must be losing money on 5 buton classes, then. Ok, sorry for this reply. I just couldn't help myself. Evil lurks within us all.

This made me laugh, thanks! I tend to look to healing for MVP votes, and tank protection and objectives. I admit I'm very biased, but when I think of dps'ers, I picture players slobbering while they roll their foreheads across the keyboard and yell out " I just owned that sob lololo hahah I am da tuffest, baddest man on the field." However, I've also watched some bad a s s dps multi-task with CCs, playing objectives and peeling for their healers or others. While rare, when I see that kind of play I will vote for them straight away. If there were just more non-slobbering, forehead keyboard rolling DPS'ers....those dude and dudettes kick a s s!

I don't think your comments ended or even won the thread since people continue to post. What was the ********? Do you think maul is ok as is? I think it is, personally, but I'm more interested in your "/thread" comment. What does that mean?

I like Blizzard too, friend, or at least i agree with their qucker reactions to perceived problems. +1 to the person called Foxmob! Keep rolling in our new PvP system friend!

How 'bout this- you can have you "bad recruit" gear back and work within the confines of the new bolster system? Win/Win! Woot! Thanks for posting friend!

I'm almost certain that you don't believe you suck, friend. Hardly any pvp'er thinks they sucks. If you think the removal of bolster sucks, though, i agree. KEEP BOLSTER, FIX the BUGS! You with me on that! Werd...

Bolster system has flaws but I support it. Oh, the irony though- I think I just bumped your thread up.. Maybe I need to start a thread that is pro-bolster sans the few bugs. Gotta love freedom of speech, though! I respect your opinion, but disagree. Besides, bolster isn't leaving anytime soon, sorry friend!

Agree. I don't think that you have to be a man, though, to bump this post. I agree with your suggestion, though!

Word! Then maybe you enjoy not getting slaughtered immediately in warzones with the new bolster system? Do you queue more in pvp or do you not even bother still. Youshould give it a try my friend! It isn't as bad without top tier PvP gear anymore:) You can make a difference in the battle! Cheers Cyber!

Agreed! Operations aren't so bad! +1 to you my friend! See ,t he tide is changing in the PvP forum, even if it is one person at a time! Cheers!

Yes, I agree with you. It is that good in this game, nuff said. So we may have to get some PvE gear to min/max our Pvp gear. I agree with you, no biggie friend! High five for an on-point post Pistols! What server are you on? I like your philosophy, let's do this Pve Thing! I'll heal or tank or whatever friend!

Perfect, I agree. Bugs apart, the competitive PvP'ers who aren't interested in rolling people because of gear gaps love the new bolster. Ding ding, right on bro. Again, great post. Don't listen to the disgruntled. I appreciate your testing to help figure out the details of how this new bolster system works. Admitedly, I was too lazy to do a lot of personal testing. Keep it up man, keep it up. One of the rare posts that isn't just a bunch of whining! The people who complain about your posts are secretly syaing "i love you..." The bandwagon is too full and eventually those who remain in-game will make sense of the system and use it when they gear up to min/max. *tips hat with all of the others to thank you, even the ones who claim "lolbolster." They love you too! It is one big love-fest man!

What server are you on? Can i have your crafted mats btw? Sorry to see you go but don't waste the mats. I'll put them to good use. What server. Have fun in another game friend.

Same experience here. I have one toon on Shadowlands and one toon to just hit 55 on Pot5. It feels like bolster, or whatever other reasons exist, has helped to include more people to queue up in non-rateds at least. Thanks.

Wow, I don't think i would call this an exploit. A bug, maybe, but not an exploit. If you chose the word exploit to incite even more anger on these forums though, kudos to you.

Hi friend- Yep, I've played since launch. Admittedly, I left when they first postponed rateds in patch 1.2 or whatever it was. i was pissed, as was my pvp guild. As you can see, I came back. Nor is this my first MMO. I've played a lot of MMOs. I continually go back to WoW after I try a game and don't like it. I still enjoy WoW arenas. I am a gladiator in that game and sometimes I post on a few different toons in Arena Junkies, one of them being Jentry (similar to this handle.) If youa re familiar with that site, only the top 0.5% of pvp'ers can post there based on country-wide ratings. I got blasted for mentioning this in other potsts because "WoW is for babies, or it's all about comp, or I could have been a gladiator in that game if only, etc..." I choose to focus on the positives in the PvP in this game and I've found that it really makes people angry. That's fine, but I want to point out that not everyone hates the bolster system, 2.0 or PvP in SWTOR, even with its faults. You can PM me and I'll discuss more with you about my gladiator toons, my experience in arenas in WoW, my experience here with PvP in this game, whatever. I'm not going to make posts that can be considered egotistical because that just incites flame wars. I like the fact that you are cordial, friend. Maybe you assumed incorrectly, but you are cordial! Peace! edit: I got 4 Novare coasts in a row recently and it was a bummer...also, i recently got called out by one of my prior partners in WoW arenas for making trivial posts in SWTOR about the self-proclaimed best op healer on a certain server. My partner was right- no sense in trying to bang up the people I think are just plain dumb on forums. I try to keep my posts positive, as hard as it can be when people act dumb. I still enjoy SWTOR PvP and for some reason it makes people mad. ..

Thank you!

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