Is this the same case for crafted armor/mods/enhancements; RE'd from green to blue to purple? Or are we just talking non-modable/modable crafted armor pieces?

If you are dumb enough to stand right on top of the objective when defending you deserve to have it taken from you. If you team is dumb enough to leave only one defender when you have 2 objectives they deserve to have one lost. This is a clear L2P (or defend in this case) issue.

It really is pretty dumb. Just the Devs taking the easy way out. Less time equals more money for them. So we get the shaft... again.

Work on your situational awareness and you will become a better team player and pvper. See my sig.

The problem with being a PT now is for rated WZs. Other classes fulfill their role more efficiently; tank or DPS. It's now just another class to add to the list of "serious" teams passing over them. But considering 98% of the game population does not do rated WZs, it's no biggie. They still do fine in the mess that is regular WZs.

POT5 the only server known to crash it's own server though PvP. They even pwn EAware. LoL

Best: The PvP gameplay is way fun. Worst: The Dev team doesn't give a ***** about worth while PvP content and I hate the PvE.

So... no server transfers or even new warzones mentioned. It's like they want us to stop playing -,-

Just use a purple secondary or primary dye. It is already black. This will be cheaper.

I have it, and yes it can be dyed. BUT it looks bad dyed. large portions remain unchanged on the legs. It looks weird.

I'm located in CA and have characters on both. Been running on POT5 as of late due to a friend getting me to play again. I can't comment on Rated WZ teams. I gave up trying to get in a decent PvP guild that runs them. Been guildless for some time. :-/ False promises everywhere looking for a good pvp guild. I get the same lag on both servers. It is not game killer for either, just an excuse. I do absolutely fine on POT5. It's not ping related, it is the server and game engine sucking.

All you did was link the same build as the orriginal poster? And isn't acid blade a Operative skill? What are you talking about in point number two above?

I miss that little bird... ;-(

In defense of such an epic build, not really. Have a refresher please. http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=147738&highlight=Carolina+Parakeet

Sniper now can get a passive heal when in cover. 2 skill points middle tree tier one.

The OP is correct in every way. But this is nothing new to MMORPGs. Not "every" MMORPG but this is not some new evil thing EAware came up with. As another poster pointed out, a better deal then another competitor MMORPG. This system does not surprise me. Nor do I think is is a huge deal. I think people just like to complain for the sake of complaining. Human nature at its best.

I took the time to login and do a one time password BS, just to Quote this for the truth.

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Thank you so much for this thread. It really needs to be stickied. I had no idea what to do gear wise at 55 for pvp with this half *** bolster system. Thanks so much. Voted 5 stars.

Darkshadz, Thanks a sh*t tone for putting that link in your sig. That thread is epic. I was holding off what to do at 55 pvp for gear. Had no idea what to do with this crappy bolster system.

Does it do the damage or just not show up?

Rated 5 stars

If you don't mind I'm going to link your guide in mine here. http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=631581 I feel you have some good points that I don't want to cover in mine. I am trying to not go into great details and technicalities which you cover pretty good. Let me know what you think. I will take it off if you want.

Updated with more organization and content. Thanks for the input. If I missed something please repost. Think general circumstances. Not to detailed and technical.

^pretty much this