Danjamstan Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but I'm confused as to how bolster works. I know you get bolstered to 232 and I'm cool with that. But I was in a WZ and saw a toon in blue and green 208's-220's (just a mix mash didn't seen like there was any order to it) and he had better stats than me even though I've got 7 240 pieces and the rest T1. Does each piece get bolstered? Does it take your average gear rating and bolster from there? Sorry if another bolster thread angers you for some reason, just looking for some answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janglor Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 From what I can tell, 230 is the worst gear possible to have on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danjamstan Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 It just doesn't make sense. Why would his gear bolster better than mine? Shouldn't my gear below 232 be the same as his and my 240 gear give me a slight advantage in stats? This guy had 3k more health than me and 500 more mastery. He was valor lvl 10 too, so it was a randomly geared new toon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danjamstan Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 I know these are minuscule differences and I don't really care about gear too much. I realize skill will almost always beat gear in this game. I just want to know why he gets a better bolster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janglor Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Was he the same class as you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawiki Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Was he wearing DvL armor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danjamstan Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 I'm Mara he was a Sniper. Nah no dvl just a mutt mix of blues and greens. Probably just hit 70. I'm not complaining. I still have fun regardless of other people's gear. Just curious if anyone has any answers or has seen something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athamantia Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 If his gear was unoptimized as a fresh 70 wearing whatever he had, it may have been higher in STA and then after bolstering he was higher again? Not really sure, just spit balling. Perhaps his STA was higher but his DPS stats lower? Perhaps he was a crafter and had augmented his gear while yours was not? Possibly Bolster is just weird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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