Macecrest Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Well, my scrapper scoundrel hit 50 soon after 1.2 hit and I started the dreaded PvP grind in recruit enforcer gear. A few weeks later, I'm in full battlemaster gear and I'm feeling like PvP is a little too easy on my server. So, I decide to slip back into a full recruit enforcer set and see how I fare in warzones. I thought to myself: if I revert to recruit gear, my improvement with the class should show. I have to say, I am pleasantly surprised. My numbers varied depending on the game length, but my highest damage done in recruit gear was 250k, placing second in damage for the warzone. I compared this with my personal best of 330k done in battlemaster gear just days before. Just weeks ago, I would have never pulled 250k in recruit gear--150k was a good game when I first started. There is clearly a difference in performance with the same gear. So what changed? Well, over the past few weeks my understanding of class and warzone mechanics has increased. I would argue that this is what most players refer to as "skill". I don't think anyone could quantify skill and come up with stats like "I'm 30% better than when I started", but you can at least notice a difference in performance from when you started. It really is satisfying to realize just how much better you have become over the course of a few weeks or months of grinding. I would challenge all war heroes and battlemasters that tire of facerolling to try this out once in a while and see how much they have improved from recruit status. Yes, you are placing yourself at a disadvantage to the people who cling to their superior gear like its the only measure of what they've achieved. Just realize that winning and losing warzones doesn't matter so much when you're trying to measure your skill, and the game will become quite enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxlPaniklxl Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Wow, a thread expressly devoted to how awesome you are. I'm genuinely impressed and I'm glad you chose to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NyteSabre Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 (edited) Wow, a thread expressly devoted to how awesome you are. I'm genuinely impressed and I'm glad you chose to share. Actually I think the thread deserves a thumbs up. It illustrates that whiners claiming that they get destroyed in WZ's because of BM gear is actually not a gear based problem. What this post shows is that many in recruit gear are simply newbs, and they have to gain experience in level 50 WZ (which is completely different to 10-49) and take their licks and earn their gear, because the majorty of their poor performace is not due to the gear! Edited May 11, 2012 by NyteSabre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty-Moose Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Holy crap somebody who actually read the post and got the point of it, i mean there as a little chest beating in there but that wasn't the point of the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelliMelon Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I have a scoundrel main (heals), leveled an operative alt (heals). Hit 50, put on Recruit gear, and got almost the same numbers. It really is a skill issue, a lot of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahhmyface Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Actually I think the thread deserves a thumbs up. It illustrates that whiners claiming that they get destroyed in WZ's because of BM gear is actually not a gear based problem. What this post shows is that many in recruit gear are simply newbs, and they have to gain experience in level 50 WZ (which is completely different to 10-49) and take their licks and earn their gear, because the majorty of their poor performace is not due to the gear! this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macecrest Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 I have a scoundrel main (heals), leveled an operative alt (heals). Hit 50, put on Recruit gear, and got almost the same numbers. It really is a skill issue, a lot of times. Nice to hear of successes like this. The point of the post is to cut through all the whining of "battlemasters can faceroll to win" and prove (at least to yourself) that there is some merit to the idea that skill makes a difference in PvP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theology Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 My e-peen is bigger than everyones. Sorry. You lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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