Can we get a PVP realm/test server?

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Its simple.

There are alot of specs/classes or Unique builds i’d like to try without having to spend 7-10 Hrs of in-game playtime gearing the class up. I just don’t simply have the time in my life for more than 1 maybe 2 alts. When I play I like to PVP; not grind gear.

Almost like a PTR realm, but we can just roll a class, get full gear, gems, and then PVP.

I feel it could also be a fun way to get players to try PVP as well.

I know alot of people don’t think “gearing” is a problem in PVP. (Its is currently relatively fast, but still takes a a week to get a full set)

NOTE: If you are talented you can spam arena and grind conq fast, but especially late in seasons you will regularly encounter players in low MMR with full 639 gear. Makes it frustrating when trying to learn a class or gear up.

I also would enjoy a BG mode that scales everyones ILVL so gear has absolutely no baring on success. Again this would serve as a way to get players to TRY PVP while also earning conq/honor.

Again, I don’t think PVP gearing is bad right now, but most players in PVP just want to PVP and the gearing is a roadblock. Once you get past 1600 or so most players are full 639 regardless so the gearing phase was effectively a “waste of time.”

PVP is on life support (based on participation numbers) having a “quick que -auto scale)” mode would make the game much more accessible for players to try.

Think about league, or COD. You log-in and just get to play. PVP could be the same. I get this is an MMO, but it’s seasonal just make the rewards cosmetic and I honestly don’t think 1 pvper would care.

Note: I know some players will say “full honor” isn’t that far off from “full conq gear” and get good noob. My Hunter for example does about 400k more dps in Conq and I have about 2mil more HP. It def matters.

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i feel like all pvp activities should have a different minimum % of total conquest cap gained

getting an alt to max in middle of season and then having to go into pvp vs people in 5 stacks of full conquest full enchants and sockets for 12 hours just feels demoralizing

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Just for discussion sake, Guild Wars 2 and FFIV (both similar style MMOs) have PVP set up in a way where a level 2 is on par with a max level. Everything scales to the same point so you can jump right in. FFIV has a different skill list for pvp so it gives you a different build to use than you would in any other content for the game which I’m not a fan of, but imo they do it well.

I think having a game mode that does this, in addition to what we already have, would be awesome. I don’t necessarily want to remove or change the current playlists, but it would be fun to level a fresh toon through BGs only without the awkward “I have 2 spells and one is a self heal, sorry guys”.

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We had it, no one used it and people complained that it was dumb and just pulled even more people from live (despite being, like, 2-3% of the server pop)

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Conquest catch up implemented earlier would go a long ways. Capping each week is easy once you are caught up. Trying to get 6K conquest on a new alt right now is rough. You have missed out out on about 9 weeks worth of rewards from weekly quests for starters. Hopping into any competitive play does not feel good with the gear disparity.