Yeah I've noticed stats acting a little buggy in kuat drive yards, but nothing too major. So I guess I understand how bolster works now: crit rating at level 30 gives a higher crit chance than that same crit rating at 55. I never thought of stats this way until it was explained to me.

Thanks for the explanation. I understand what you're talking about now. I didn't think of it scaling differently at 55 than it does at a lower level. Thanks for the help.

Outside of PvP, as a Annihilation Maur, high crit chance gives me heals on bleed effects and build fury faster. It still doesn't answer the question, my only question I've had which has never been answered by anybody in game: Why does bolster LOWER my stats? Is 30% too GOOD of a crit rating, so bolster punishes me and f%#@ks up my stats?

Why does bolster lower my stats? Crit chance goes from 30% down to 20%, alacrity down from 7% to 4%, etc. What the heck causes this, why, and how do I prevent it? Come on devs. Give us some answers for christ's sake. PvE stats and PvP have nothing in common!!! How am I supposed to figure out how to gear myself for pvp when my stats CHANGE the instant i enter a wz?

My crit chance normally is over 30%. Why in the heck does it drop down to 20% when I am in a warzone? This is really annoying because I just fully geared up aiming for crit and surge, and now I am worse off in warzones than when I had lowbie gear! ? Bolster seems to me like it is just a detriment. Obviously the devs have some specific way they want you to gear your character to take full advantage of bolster, but there is no way to tell what it really is! There is no in-game guide, it's all just speculation and is REALLY REALLY annoying me.