OK in all honesty my last post here. I said I was done in a previous post but I just had to ask this question. I won't respond to any posts but I'm curious to see the answers. Why do solo Q'ers want to play RWZ's against other PUGS or in RWZ's in general? The reason why you play RWZ's is to play against the top-notch PVP'ers on your server. It's competition, why dumb it down when they already have that mode: Regular WZ's? Why do you want to play RWZ's so much? I mean really ask yourself, why? If it's to acquire gear more quickly (which I see as the only possible reason) you are doing yourself more harm then good. Take your licks in Regs, become a better player by experiencing the good, bad and the ugly. You have to learn to crawl before you walk.

I now see why the majority of skilled players don't even bother coming here to post. This simply a forum for people to whine and cry and I won't be a part of a it any longer. I the majority (not all) should probably roll a Panda. I tried to help, offer advice, but NO. Reason and logic obviously have no place in a community such as this one. You guys have it all figured out. Jealousy is an ugly, ugly emotion. Continue to be bad, baddies. Cyraaxx - POT5

I thought I might be able to shine some light on the downtrodden Pyro Merc. But alas, 96% of you are complete and total idiots who don't know the difference between a POWERTECH and a PYROTECH, yes they are different. I'm out. CYRAAXX

Well done sir, well done. I lol'd rather hard at the chicken nugget analogy

I have problems with this post. More fair? Players and teams that are unbeatable in your eyes, worked hard to become like that. Nothing was given to them, they earned it. Nothing is stopping ANY player from becoming great except themselves. Rated is for serious players. You have no business in a rated if you aren't in full WH to begin with. You should assume that every team you face in a rated is fully aug'd WH. Rated's aren't there for acquiring comms to get geared. It's high-end competition and should be treated as such.

I don't know about you guys but when I think of "premades" I think of "Skilled Premades" not "Geared Premades" Is mean is it just me or do people actually blame losses on gear and gear alone? People I know and play with certainly don't. If I hear any whining about a loss it is usually "They had a better team composition", not "Oh their gear was superior!". When I lose I credit the other team, not make excuses.

Why do you keep saying that? WHEN DID I EVER SAY RECRUIT WOULD BEAT FULL WH? You sir, are an idiot. L2R: Learn to Read.

I'm on-board with the majority of what you said. I remember what it was like being new to the pvp community. I was quiet, unsure, didn't like communicating a whole lot, but I realized to be competitive in this game I needed to make friends, join a guild hop on Vent etc. I had to adapt to be where I wanted to be. And if people don't want to that's fine but I think they give up the right to QQ and be taken seriously if they choose not to adapt. The tools are available for everyone to be successful in pvp, you just gotta use them.

Why? RWZ's are meant for the hard-core pvp'ers. Wedon't play rated for the comms we play for the competition, for the glory of victory against top-notch TEAMS. The comms are just a bonus. If you complain about the competition in regs why in the world you you want to play ranked? I don't understand this school of thought.

Yeah that sucks for mercs/commandos

DK and Korriban are popular places. I prefer DK and I think most people do as well.

1. That wasn't the scenario I depicted at all. Yes, a fully geared 100 valor mara would destroy a recruit gear mara. That wasn't a fair statement. And like I said that wasn't the scenario I depicted. The only time gear would matter is when 2 players of equal skill fight each other and if both are any good they'll both be geared to begin with. So it's moot. 2. Nothing wrong with only playing 1-2 hours a day. PVP or PVE whichever you choose. It's your money and I have no qualms about how people spend their time. However, if you aren't willing to earn your stripes or get geared then you can't possibly expect to be competitive. And there is nothing wrong with that, but you certainly can't complain about others who choose to invest the time and effort to become great at the game. 3. Again that's fine, be a casual pvp'er but then don't complain about the competition. You can't have your cake and eat it too. I find it odd you attribute your success to "your gear and your friends gear" So when everybody in the WZ is geared, what determines the outcome of the match, RNG? Gear only takes you so far. Skill > Gear simple as that. And Im not talking recruit. Anyone can be full BM in like a week. So the recruit gear argument is moot. You put a 60 valor player in full WH against a 90 valor in BM/WH or full BM for that matter, the 90 valor will win more often than not. Experience, skill and knowledge are king. And I don't understand pug farming. If you and your friends have PUG's on farm, you must be fully geared already, so what's left to farm? On POT5 since the merger, I haven't played against a full 8-man pug. They have always had SOME form of premade in there. How do people know if it's a pug to begin with? If they don't have the same guild tag that makes them a pug? I know plenty of guilded players that have friends in other guilds that play together in premades. Which server/guild are you a part of?

Wait, it's still reduced to 30%

That is great news!

Hey, I know you! Cyraaxx