I don't know why I expect that people understand the issue before they post.

I'm a paying customer. Also, I noted that by punishment I meant a roll back or some form of compensation or incentive for the opposition faction that suffered due to an imbalance.

I don't have proof? "Players can no longer enter the opposing faction’s safe base area, thus preventing players from continually "camping" the other faction's base." - From the patch notes Are you claiming that this is not a reaction to valor farming?

What?

Suppose you're right... should the unfair advantages (if it is 1 level or 50) be allowed to persist even if you don't seem too concerned with the outcome? I'm not sure what you like about the game, but imagine if that aspect was broken temporarily and others benefited in the least bit relative to your progress. The situation is unacceptable.

That BW was willing to act to address the problem (within 24 hours, albeit not as quickly as some would have liked) is evidence enough that the situation was extremely inequitable.

A few free ranks? "Status" symbol of pvp titles? Do you understand how the PvP system in the game is dependent upon gear? If you read this thread and believe that the resulting imbalance is merely the stuff of a mild exploit you are kidding yourself. The individuals that were able to grind out dozens of levels of valor will have a significant advantage over other individuals in PvP for months - unfairly I might add.

Because the game wasn't working as intended when valor farming occurred? They've stated that they intended faction bases to be inaccessible to the opposite faction. Why would you allow the resulting imbalance if the initial problem was an admitted oversight?

I would appreciate a guarantee from BW that those responsible for camping MedCenters on Ilum will be dealt with accordingly. This seems like the least they could do given the oversight. Anyone else? Edit - By dealt with I mean rolling back rank, etc.. Not banning or anything like that. Edit 2 - Rules of Conduct quoted from ABRY's post. From the Rules of Conduct.... Harassment Policy Our goal is to build a strong community that offers a comfortable atmosphere for all of our players. This means seeing that players have the ability to combat antisocial behavior Harassment consists of misuse and/or abuse of game mechanics and verbal harassment with the intention of distressing and offending other players. Game mechanics allow players to interact with the world and each other. For example, the ability to block a doorway is a game mechanic. Use of game mechanics like these is by no means considered harassment in and of itself. The key to determining whether the mechanic is being misused or abused is to determine "intent." Reported incidents are not considered harassment until it is determined by the SWTOR CS that it was done to intentionally to cause distress or to offend other players. Harassment is also any behavior that is incessant, inescapable, derogatory and directed specifically at you or your group. Before reporting, a genuine attempt to alleviate the situation should be made by leaving the area or the offending player, or asking them politely to stop. If a sincere attempt has been made to solve the problem and the offending player persists in the behavior, it should be reported. I would say the behavior displayed was in blatant violation of the Rules of Conduct, and appropriate action should involve suspension of accounts, even if as small as 1 day for those who spawn camped in the bases.