@Sarei
Hold on... when did i speak of D1 ?
You speak as if i said D1 was overpowering or such however fact is i have not said a word about D1... trying to trump things up now ? keep things relevant to what is being said & discussed... you spoke of D1... i did not even respond to D1 and that is a fact... man....
If you want my honest opinion with D1 you could have asked me... and for the record D1 is kinda garbage with a few notable pieces it was added as a catchup system afterall back in the day so there would be no danger adding it earlier than it originally was if you ask me but could you stop trying to put words into my mouth that i havent said ?
Most warrior & paladins use the crafted items early on over the ranked items anyways and if PvP rewards are too rewarding then raiding becomes less important thus messing with the balance, also you cannot put fun & paladin in the same sentence... paladin means easy mode and nothing that is easy is ever truly fun in the long term... maybe for a few minutes & hours but then it gets boring...
Anyways back to the topic...
PvP gear was gradually updated to follow the scale of PvE as to not fall behind so if you give people the upgraded stuff way too early then ofc they will try get that over the alternative PvE solution... heckall pvp ranks & upgraded gear was out on release i would pvp non-stop on release until i reached R11 or 14 and then relax however with upgraded gear first coming later i will get a bit early play pvp for the fun and when the upgrade comes get re-hyped once more to get the new stuff.
If PvE & PvP gear is too out of sync we will have a few select that will top the rankings without having to compete and all due to not having a job or going to school and that would remain for nearly a year....
and last but not least my apologies in regards to the R14 i truly skimmed your message but in my defense you where not much better off considering the D1 case...
also yes i was a tester but being a tester does not exactly mean you need to be omnipotent and know it all but rather you need to know how to dig up stuff and where to dig etc. and then test... but being a tester uses a lotta time that could be used to play so i never intended to be a tester forever heck originally my plan was to only be it during the beta phase to help things as best i could but as fate would it i kinda stuck around but with K3 i intend to play more...
I am human so am i not allowed to make errors like you have proven you are able to ? man thats prejudice... just becourse i offered the server a free hand with digging & testing you use that trying to ridicule really ? quite low stooping to that but ok...
@sycvil
So 1.11.0 or 1.8.0?
Both are wrong actually, ranking system came in 1.4, later patches just upgraded already existing r14 weapons and added new ones. The needed history is in the announcement message:
Read the links i gave you i did not speak of the ranking systems introduction but the gear... anyways i guess i have to open the link and post whats contained within as you are unable to...
patch 1.11.0
- In an effort to keep their armies better outfitted the Horde and Alliance have both taken it upon themselves to update their available rewards.
- An updated set of armor rewards have been added to vendors for Honor ranks 7, 8, and 10.
- The armor rewards for Honor ranks 12 and 13 have been increased in level and stat point allocation.
- New rank 14 weapons have been added! In order to give casters the same diversity of selection that melee currently enjoy we have added new caster items that are available to be purchased by Grand Marshals and High Warlords.
Also patch
1.8.0 was when when Dragons of Nightmares released as i stated... on Kronos the pvp changes from 1.11.0 happen when dragons come out according to the time line... in other words 1.8.0.... man i feel a headache explaining to an ********.
Yes i censored my own insult as there is no reason to be hurtful towards ya but man....
Anyways you are correct in regards to 1 matter and that being the 3rd set being of a different rank which is my bad yes however the fact i tried to point out remains the same... set bonus changed along with the gear when it was buffed...