I have the same problem ...

The firts 6 guilds and the 8th are all the same guild, they share the same guild master. They are massive conquest guilds and they do only that... They have some kind of alliance with DSGC now , because their guild masters are friends , in real life or ingame , I have no clue. There have been a lot of discussions about how orthodox or unorthodox these guilds are in their way of handling some things, but bottom line is that they are wery well organized and they recruit in industrial quantities. I often joked with ther GM that if his guilds get disbanded 50 % of the server becomes guildless .

For reasons unknown, this season has been pretty good for me so far.... Removing solo ranked cause it's pointless ? Well, not really... I mean there are plenty of players that play it on daily basis, bads and average players included. So why would you remove it ? The dumbest thing about it is the fact that some some specs are just so garbage, there is no point entering... So you are basically forced to play only what's viable. A handful of specs are viable and the que is full of them , which of course creates another issue called class stacking. Class stacking that many posters here think it's some kind of " glitch in the matrix" that they will fix with some kind of patch and it will go away. But they don't realize class stacking is a direct result of abysmal balance. Why isn't every class spec viable ? I don't know... Ask Bioware. Making it as " a game where people just practice" would kill it instantly ? This is a very good question... I think more people would que up for it . But at the same time I think that this stupid elo loss and gain should be removed and replaced with another system to rank players . It would be very easy to do..

Yes, same here.. I thought I myistyped my pw, but no.

Pure speculation... why would they update the engine after 10 years and with ea license expiring in 2022 or 2023... Makes no sense to invest in something that big in an old game. But... yeah, I would of course like it .

Or you get in team with the ranked gods who say you are garbage and aren't worth their time.. cause you are not top tier player.. I am stuck around 1200 's on my mains after almost 100 games and that's probably my level of playing and I am ok with that , but this attitude totally kills my motivation to que all the time. I always question myself about the reason why I take part in game modes where such players exist . But I have no choice. Unranked just bores me.. and ranked is the only viable PVp option I can take part in. You know I was the one that always said to others " keep queing through the elitism and trash talk cause you ain't gonna get better otherwise " and I just realized how hard it actually is to apply it on myself. People stucking in spawn in round 2 and not even trying is worse than vote kick ...

Tacticals have made balance worse and team ranked shouldn't exist in this game because it's a total joke.... Unless you have proper teams , there is zero reason to bother and the current win system and the adding mats have made a small proportion of the players extremely rich , with them selling those mats for almost 1 billion every week . Imagine Bioware being so out of touch with what is happening in game to allow this to happen. And then you wonder why those ludicrous prices for new augments on gtn.. 500 mil or more for one piece. Solo ranked is the only viable form of competition, even if.. it has a lot of flaws as well.

what you do when you lose rating in SR or get bad teams multiple times ?

I am not really sure what the OP expected when entering PVP for the first time ? To be god mode or something ? People complain all the time, but are they doing anything to improve ? They claim that system needs to be changed cause it's unfair, but they can't see that maybe them being not so good has to change first ? I am willing to bet that JediMasterAlex wasn't so good at PVp when he first tried it out, but he practiced and improved over time. You see these threads all the time.. Guy gets stomped by an operative and he comes to the forum and creates a ' nerf operatives thread ' cause he doesn't think about the fact that maybe the guy playing operative played a class that has a lot of tools for PVp and maybe he was also much more experienced than him. The thread starter threw himself out of the window by not accepting the fact PVP is any online game is a harsh environment . You can play against people who are PVP-ing on daily basis for years and you need to do some catching up.

You really have no idea why people PVP do you and why exists in the first place ? It is because want to kill each other.. Simple as that. As to why unranked is in the state is ? I start with a question : What's the point of winning in uranked ? What do I get for it ? Answer : NOTHING . Now do I have a good reason to not give a damn and farm kills and dps ? Absolutely ! Why would anyone care about something that gives them nothing for winning. Yes , I repeat, in SWTOR'S unranked PVP wins mean nothing, give nothing... Who's fault it is ? The developers aren't creative enough to actually make unranked matter . WHy doesn't unranked have it's own currency that you can buy some cosmetics.. or anything ? Why doesn't unranked have some better rewards ? There are many ways to improve unranked... I don't find anything about it in your list. Makingt scoreboard private ? Really ??? You think people wouldn't farm dps ? They absolutely would and they would check that private score table to see if they hit that 11k dps in Voidstar. It would change nothing. I repeat. If you want proper pvp and unranked in this game, they have to make it matter. Wins matter , there are rewards gated behind wins etc. You don't have to turn it into an actual ranked., but in it's current state, it's just there as a filler. In ranked for example I want the rewards. A lot of them are nice and to get them , I need to win .. because I wins give more tokens . Regarding learning in lows and mids . Yes and no.. What exactly do you expect players to learn in low levels of PVP ? The main reason so many players suck at PVP is because PVE content in this game doesn't require them to play their classes' defenses to the max , where as in PVP , you need to do that to the fullest , especially in competitive PVP. Most players in unranked are capable of playing their classes offensively but when it comes to defenses, they are totally clueless . This is not because they are inepts or stupid, it is because they can go for a walk while their companion does everything . PVE content is that easy . No challenge at all. So they end up in PVP being very good at mashing the keyboard but when they get attacked , they are basically numb and die in 5 seconds. You can see this especially in arenas. Overall yes, there are a lot of things to be said.. but from my point of view the major reason why unranked is dps farm kills farm , people not giving a damn is because there is no reward for winning. Fix this.. and everyone will try harder. Adding lockouts is not the way . And was never the way. Lockouts should be ranked only .

I think you seriously need help , dude... for real. Ranked changes that messed up the game for everyone else. More senseless babble you always fail to address when confronted... It doesn't matter what people tell you. You just keep preaching your dogma further. In the meantime, ranked is popping and is quite fun to play .

Someone who doesn't play ranked knows what the current ranked population wants... What a weird paradox this is If you think 8 man ranked would be any better than arenas , you are greatly mistaken. You get this false illusion that 8 v 8 would be so great because unranked seems to be a place where everything is balanced and viable. Yes, and the reason for that is that it doesn't matter what you play in unranked. And 8 v 8 ranked would never work in this game because the same players would farm the randoms the same way they do in arenas. You somehow think that bad players would instantly become pro's in 8 vs 8 ranked ? They get some kind of divine intervention overnight and become skilled ? Ofc not... i BUT if you they were to add 8 v 8 ranked and players would be ranked , then everyone would que with something that is currently OP... ie, decep sins, conc operatives, fury maras, ap pt's lightning sorcs, which would result in the same unbalanced mess . But I understandyou completely. You are probably bad in ranked PVP and regs gives you this false idea that you are actually a good player. I hate to break it for you.. you are not. Unranked is full of bads and your " great performances" there are irrelevant. Not so long ago I was exactly like you . I was wrong. You just need to stop victimizing yourself and up your game.

why raise the cap for something that is useless and means nothing anyway...

Yes, you are absolutely right. The post sounds very whiny... First of all , I recently returned to ranked and have done around 100 games on all my alts and I haven't encountered a single thrower or mat farmer in solo ranked . Everyone was playing to the best of their abilities, toxicity was minimal .The first time I got a thrower was 2 days ago , it was a rep sage heal who afk'd in 4 of my games . If by throwers you mean low skilled players then you should stop playing solo ranked asap and focus on getting a team for team ranked. You cannot expect everyone to be a professional like yourself , can you ? If you don't don't give new players a chance than you are only digging the grave of the ranked que. Vote kick was an excellent and welcome addition that allowed more players to try que . The only way is to up your game and get better. You will climb in rating , because you will always make the best of every situation . Blaming the system for your inability is just victim mentality that will get you nowhere. By the way, the previous system teamed same rated players vs full groups of low rated players which wasn't very fair, was it ? This current system tries to mix them up , which means that you have actually do more to carry your teams.

I advise some caution regarding your expectations about them saying they plan something big for the 10th anniversary. I think this was said before we got in this " situation" world wide so this " something big" might not be that big after all . I am looking forward to it( if it happens) but I am not expecting any miracles ... and sadly all their plans got messed up for this year.

Well, this is the 2nd thread about this issue in 2 days I think and now I realize that SWTOR does absolutely nothing to help new players learn to PVP... Even starfighter has some kind of basic tutorial about some simple stuff like how to shoot, aim etc.. PVP has nothing, nada... You are just left to the mercy of the que , you enter and what happens ? You get walked over like a worm, for real. You have absolutely no clue where you are and what you are supposed to be doing. Adding deserter lockout and making only wins count was just another nail in the coffin. And when you think about it, these changes were added bases on forum feedback. Are these 5 people who constantly post here representative of the entire pvp playerbase ? I doubt it... Vote kick removal was needed , but rest just ruins the game experience especially for newcomers.

what about power ? i see a lot of players telling to get to 10 k at least or over it ... also , wher is the crit soft cap ? I believe that 4k is too much , even tho it feels pretty good in PVP.

Dumb question into an old thread... I don't want to start a new one just for this. So how much mastery should one use for PVP ? I currently run 12500 mastery... Should get over 13 k ?

As a new player it's normal to feel the way you do.. Come back after you played 10 000 games and share your thoughts again with us. I assure you that you'll gonna see things differently... First of all toxicity , as bad as it is, it's a normal portal of competitive things... We are humans and sometimes we get mad and say things we end up regretting later. You have to understand that getting good at anything requires time and practice plus some research . You are playing with and against players who are PVP-ing for years and are doing only that in SWTOR. At this point you should focus on getting better and don't victimize yourself . It doesn't matter what some people trash talk about and what they do. All that matters is you getting better. After you are pretty decent, you won't care about a lot of things you wrote about. Ranked PVP is something different . It's hard to get into it but it's something you adapt to in the long run. Usually people aren't toxic if you are a decent player. But if you die in 5 seconds every game ... people will get mad. And if you were in their shoes, you would get mad as well. And when I say people aren't toxic in ranked, I really mean it. On my server ( DM) it's a nice atmosphere. They removed vote kick so they can't abuse you now . Compared to some years ago , the toxicity level is at a low point . Good luck and have fun. * the lockout for unranked is a TERRIBLE idea. I don't know how they could have thought that it's a good to punish me for getting maps I absolutely hate.. like lagball. *

Your last sentence is so wrong and shows you don't quite understand why class stacking happens.... Class stacking is the direct result of some classes being more " overpowered" compared to others in 4 man arenas and all these *nerf this and that* threads are mostly about arenas(ranked) because that's where , in this case, operatives are kings and more or less always were. So, naturally most players queing up will play the current OP specs and classes... and this in result creates games where it's full of these classes and specs. The chances of them getting in the same team are quite high. Just few days ago, I was constantly unlucky of getting matched with and against armies of operatives and it was a real nightmare. So why is this the matchmaking fault when out of 20 players queing up, 8, 9 are all operatives ? The game simply makes teams with what is available. I consider operatives quite powerful atm , way stronger than they were in 5.0, but I won't make any nerf calls because at the end of the day, what will that accomplish ? Nothing... angry players who main them and some other class will be the next OP FOTM that players will open threads about asking for nerfs. Every class and spec should be viable for all types of content. In SWTOR this is far from being the case , PVP... Ranked is mostly Fury maras, AP PT's , Immortal tanks with FB , LIghtning sorcs, Decep Sins , sorc and merc healers . That's kind of it . Way too black and white and boring.

This was a very stupid decision by them.. I can't even imagine what they thought when they came up with it. For ranked it would make sense, but for unranked ? I freakin' hate Hutball and it pops all the time. I would leave.. but that 15 minute timer is killing me. Also, not to mention the slower pop times this system has created. It' needs a redesign or rethinking.

Imagine getting a 5k credit certificate when one piece of the newest augments costs 593 mil ..... Good idea , but very poor execution .

I am marauder main since mid 4.0 and I am not the guy that has any reason to defend operatives, but what you wrote just means that those players were just bad .... I know this sounds harsh, but it is what is and I wasn't the only who pointed this out. It always amazes me that people are so quick to create nerf threads because they cannot counter certain classes, but they never ever take a moment to even think about player skill level . Did you ever think that some players are actually THAT good ? Because some people are indeed . Did you make an operative and try to learn their defenses and read what they do and figure out how to counter them on your main class ? Do you watch enemy players buffs and attack them based on what they do ? Like you don't hit a Jugg when he has ED on, or you don't do yellow damage to a sin that activates force shroud.. or you don't hit a PT when he has power yield on etc etc.... These are all things that top players do and I never ever bothered with them until a top german sin ranked players told me he does these things ... I was playing for years without even being aware that I have to watch resolve of others and was stunning them like an idiot while they had full resolve ... and many many others things . If you don't understand how other classes work and just braindead hit them all the time without any consideration to what they are actually doing, everyone will seem overpowered. So in conclusion, while operatives are strong, nerfing them doesn't solve anything other than pissing off those who play them. The best solution to a lot of PVP combat problems is actually you getting better and upping your game. Why ? Because it's not OUT OF YOUR CONTROL like class balance . You have a right to post your opinion and I respect it, but we also have the right to disagree with you and bring arguments as to why.

No offense but if 5 players can't kill ONE operative, it means that those players are just very bad ... Based on what I see in unranked nowdays, I am quite certain this is the case. Operatives have always been in a good spot and " nerf operative" threads are quite frequent on the PVP forums. They are strong due to the design of their class . They have many tools for survival ! Their DPS was quite mediocre in 5.0 but people were still complaining about them being OP and were asking for nerfs. Sadly the arguments you make in this post are quite weak, because it just shows that those players were just horrible PVP-ers. If you want to properly balance, you shouldn't look at operatives only ! But balance will never happen in this game because it's been 10 years almost and we are still making threads about " balancing" for pvp. Never going to happen, man. At least not the way we'd like.

With fanged god form , it's really potent in solo ranked too, but sadly... you are very exposed if there are multiple stealthers in enemy team. In case you manage to vanish , they will chase you and and you won't be able to vanish again = 1000 % dead, unless some miracle happens. And without fanged, It;s just mediocre and there is no reason to pick it .