You're getting rated Warzones. Last thing we need is BW trying to balance the game around 2v2, 3v3, 5v5. This ain't WoW, get over it.

Item needs to be removed from game, period.

You can't begin to implement any warzone changes unless cross server AND rated warzones are in effect. Deserter debuffs add to que times, rating matches add to que times, stricter matchmaking add to que times, etc. Any major change will drastically slow queing.

There's nothing dramatic about it. I'm stating facts. Subscriptions and active players are already plummeting (happens with every new mmo). Fewer and fewer people are logging on, for various reasons, pvp being one of them. What will ultimately make this a successful mmo in the long term is BW making correct changes within the first 6 months to retain subs, then drawing in new subs with a vastly improved game with new content. If they don't, they'll bleed out and it'll become another Warhammer, etc. You state this will all be forgotten in a couple months. History states otherwise.

This is not a personal attack, but you're are clueless about pvp. This isn't a discussion about pvp item usefulness for pve and vice versa. The bulk of the complaining is Bioware's fail fix forcing the vast majority of the playerbase to equip crappy tier 1 pvp gear, for 60 pvp ranks, while getting farmed by those already with champ/battlemaster gear. They won't get a real chance at tier 2 gear, until they've reached what is essentially tier 3 in pvp. Furthermore, the chance to get duplicate items and thus wasting your time, still exists. So enjoy pvping "sometimes". You'll be doing it in a broken system with fewer people que'ing every day.

Stop pretending you pvp, because you don't. Now you can "make the leap to 60 valor"? Surely you're trolling, because nobody could be this stupid.

The game will be long dead by then. All that will be left are fanbois/diehards, enough to keep this turd of an mmo going until they pull the license and try a 3rd time.

Bioware is taking a broken system and breaking it even further. Doesn't fix DUPLICATES. In addition, you now have to be rank 60, Battlemaster (tier 3), to obtain Champion gear (tier 2) coms. Explain to me how this makes any sense. Those defending the nerf either don't pvp, or already have full champ/battlemaster.

This change is beyond stupid. The whole bag/reward system is broken to begin with, but this change makes the problem far worse. You've widen the gear cap between the haves and have nots. RNG needs to be removed entirely. Period. End of story. Centurion commendations from cheap Centurion bags. Champion commendations from Champion Bags. BM coms from BM bags. Set the com per piece price accordingly, and by rank. End of story. Stop being so incredibly stupid Bioware. End of story.

Simply reward healers more for doing their primary role... healing. Shield spaming for medals is not a proper fix.

Working as intended.

Majority of the people playing Empire is due to the main fact that Republic classes/races are incredibly dull and boring in comparison. If Republic gets either wookie, ewok, jawa as races, or any unique variety, I'd switch in a heartbeat. For mirror classes, one side is drastically more entertaining. Shooting lighting out one's hands, or little pebbles and rocks?