OlinCinDrallig Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I want to start off by saying that what Bioware is doing with the PVP gear system is not fair to players who have not yet bought the latest expansion to the game. This is because without access to gear which has any expertise anyone who is not max level can not requisition PVP gear. I find this a problem because not everyone has the money right away to buy the latest expansion. I believe it would only be fair for the programmers at Bioware to give players access to past PVP gear set much like they have with basic Operations/Flashpoint/PVE Gear sets. That being said I simply wish there was a place where I can go to at fleet or planet side only dedicated to requisitioning current and old PVP Gear sets using PVP commendations all for the same prices as it costs to get all the pieces of the max level PVP gear set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceWelder Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I haven't checked in a while, so what I am about to tell you may be inaccurate. But on each faction's capital planet there is a PVP vendor in the same room as the class trainers. They did have pvp gear for level 20 and 40 but I don't know if they also carry gear for level 55. As for the level 50 PVP gear, I believe it is no longer in game as the expertise requirements were changed when level 55 became the new level cap. So the level 50 gear wouldn't do you any good anyway. But you can check those vendors. It maybe what you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydash Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Old PvP gear is removed because it's obsolete. It gets full expertise, but doesn't get bolstered, so you essentially have less stats. If you don't have the expansion, you can use the gear you get from running Oricon and the weapons from the Makeb comms vendor, which do get bolstered (I believe to full 2018, maybe slightly less) and have better stats than the level 50 or 55 PvP gear. See this thread for more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlinCinDrallig Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 I just found out that I wasn't aware that I don't need PVP gear unless I'm on a PVP server like Jung Ma. I also thought there was no limit to the number of max expertise you can have in the game which was also wrong. Still I think players who don't have the newest expansion should still at least be able to still get the old PVP armor with the same stats as the newest PVP armor set for playing on a PVP server because I played on Jung Ma as my Jedi Guardian Jedi Lord Starsurge, but suffered heavy enemy attacks from other players when trying to level up on planets as went into the deeper depths of the maps where they ambushed me sometimes in large groups at a time which killed me without even having a chance to fight back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floplag Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 not sure if this is what you are asking about but you can buy older low level pvp gear on home planets like DK or Corusant. The level 20 and 40 stuff is there, though i don't think the 50-55 is last i looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icykill_ Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Please read this thread on gearing for pvp... http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=8069327#post8069327 PVP gear is not needed as PVE gear bolsters and you can have full 2018 Expertise by filling the guide Current low LVL pvp gear vendors only have PVE gear for bolstering... You don't need to buy it... Just min/max your current PVE gear for around your LVL to get the stats you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlinCinDrallig Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 I understand what you mean Icykill_ though I still think that it would be cool to have access to the old armors just for the look of them though I don't know if I can get the sets on the capital world like Floplag said though I'll check that out as soon as I can. I also read the 9 layers of PVP hell forum just now and that sounds so horrible and.I will avoid those things as best as I possibly can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amebia Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Forgetting about pvp proc relics icykill? Those things are so damn strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlrikFassbauer Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Old PvP gear can still be crafted by those who learned their schematics/recipes. It doesn't give you anything Expertise-wise, though. It only looks good nowadays. Ask around at the fleet if you seek such ancient PvP gear - and check TOr-Fashion before that to see if you really want that gear. Some looks far more than just "silly" ( the ancient Gunslinger's headgear, for example, or others, like to be seen here http://tor-fashion.com/war-hero-vindicator/ and here http://tor-fashion.com/war-hero-field-tech-pub/ ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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