I think the problem is less casuals and more the ridiculous bloat that Blizzard thinks is necessary for some reason in PvE. Something is wrong when we have these huge gaps between open world, LFR, normal, heroic, and mythic (not to mention inter tier gaps as well due to last bosses dropping better loot). While FF14 probably goes too far in collapsing these levels, I think it does show you don’t need these ridiculous gear gaps to run a successful MMO.
There was bonus honor this past week that won’t be there after reset today. Good news is that comp stomp is starting, so hopefully people will use that to get their honor gear.
Maybe we will actually see the AI winning some matches this time around if enough fresh 70s are in there. 
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I mean, it takes like … a few hours of games tops to gear out max at 70. Dungeon grinding into pvp gear at 70 is always going to be fastest progression unless you win nonstop in epic bgs.
It’s unrated BG. No excuse to care about ungeared folks.
Honestly, the PvP experience in the 61 to 70 bracket has been just as miserable as far as gear disparities go as level 70 PvP. I bought my PvP trinkets from Oribos, and all the 308 crafted pieces available on the AH, but that still just put me at 250ish ilvl which is horrible and I couldn’t do any damage to anyone as a frost DK. Basically if you weren’t fully PvP geared at the end of shadowlands you are at a major disadvantage in the leveling bracket. And then there’s the issue of party syncing 70s into the bracket which I have encountered as well.
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This is sound advice. One would more than likely have a better time playing as well.
I wish they would just give folks a set at 70. I want as many people playing pvp as possible.
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They kind of have done this, Crafted PVP pieces.
Broken record time, but going into this expansion we knew that professions would be a big part of it. Going in with leveling items from quests and other options is just asking for trouble. Can those players even be saved? 
WPVP sets is another option.
Solo Shuffle will be live in a few minutes, if these do give boxes there will be a great opportunity to collect the scrolls. + Mats. Lets see what happens, this could change.
Also, Work Orders can be made public. Materials are readily available on the universal AH.
I really don’t like the variance that gear creates. It seems that most BGs these days are either curbstomping or being curbstomped with very few interesting ones that are close calls.
No need to tell me that getting pvp gear is easy. I have the gear. But I can’t do anything about other people joining the bg with 160k HP.
It’s especially annoying when it’s a healer. A healer with no gear really lets the entire group down.
Normalized gear for low level pvp is the only solution for this tbh, realistically most low level pvpers are just trying things out and trying to get a know-how with the class. The gems, enchants, old systems and crafted gears jsut make it an uncontested horrible experience
Enchants (90%?) are not even useable on gear past level 18. Crafted pieces are also pretty much useless due to low item level. Are you playing this game since launch?
Tell me when lower brackets were the most competitive, which expansions?
Wizard oil
Crusader enchant, specially op for fury warrios that can go immortal spinning whirlwind
Int enchants
and plus other 20 enchants for legs, wrists, gloves, neck stary, belt gem etc etc
They all can also apllied to a heirloom and it will scale up asninely to 60.
Plus all the gems sockets that can make a 30ish char hits like a 50 one.
You ara literally posting in a twink char, not my fault you werent smart enough to discover you can send the enchant to a low level char and apply it to a heirloom in said low level lmao.
I did twinks from bfa to SL i know exactly what you want pretending “gear is good” for low level pvp lmao.
Never. No sane person takes low level pvp/pve as competitive because they are introductionary experience not a competitive one. Competitive ones have a rating.
Your 60 war has yet to level up.
Why would I sacrifice a major Item Level hit for a scaled Enchant?
Take a look at how low heirloom pieces are in comparison to Dungeon Blues.
Heirlooms do not have ideal stats on them, the weapons are weaker etc.
TLDR, Players are better off using Dungeon/Quest blues without enchants
(unusable scrolls anyway) most of the time. Do the math. I have since beta. Like usual.
The fact that you mentioned crafted Gears, demonstrates the lack of awareness in this subject.
61-70 Sure. Below that, no chance.
What are you putting Wizard Oil on?
Thank you for confirming all you want is to twink(literally exploiting old game mechs that were never meant to synergize) against new players and people trying a class lol.
The irony. You need gems sockets for primary attributes above all else now go look into professions.
You arent even good in what you want to keep which is nothing but negative for the game. lol.
Go take 70 and play rated pvp if you want competitive enviroment.
All gems, enchants and ilvl should be normalized for low level pvp which will make everyone happier aside exploiters.
The more you post, the more your lack of awareness regarding the lower brackets shows. Just putting that out there.
This is the third time you have mentioned exploitive behavior in response to my posts.
I guess when nothing is left to fall back on, this is when the bad habits come through.
Why would I disenfranchise myself by being a hypocrite?
It will never happen.
Logic and Raw Statistical facts cannot be argued.
You cannot win this one with false claims and misinformation. 
said by the guy that also have to exploit the Deactivate EXP system so he can keep playing in the low level bracket for years with the same char against new players lmao.
You do realise people in low level twink chars with 700 hundred bgs played and 5 wins aren’t explained by anything but exploiting the game, right?
Twinking by definitions are made to exploit game mechs. Thats their whole purpouse, mix several game mechs that were never done so to interact which other because said skills, talent systems etc etc didnt exist at said time so you can 1 shot players, become almost unkillable etc etc.
Its fun to mess with it but not for pvp.
Ya, thats what you did when you decided to exploit against new players in a random pvp enviroment lol.
You already do when you hide the whole reason you want is to exploit against new players
So you know twinking should be banned, the fact you either gotta exploit the deactivated XP system or keep re-farming gear for every bracket around 3 expansions with a max level char helping you(sometimes people just sub 2 accounts for this) buy enchants and gems of 3 different expansions some hard to obtain so you can play against people doing bfa quests and learning keybinds is the logical reason you are wrong and in denial.
get 70 and do competitive pvp if you want, its there.
Low levle pvp is introductionary, gear should be normalized, gems, enchants and trinkets should not be activate aside maybe medalliosn fo alliance/horde(which should just come to you by joining a low level bg). Just you know like tier sets ARE NOT activate.
Stuff like this is why you get reported for harassment.
You do realise that not only i got no punishment because no harassment was done you can get punished for false flaggin, right?
Get it in ya Billy!
Are these posts of yours the bad habits surging which you mentioned? lol
Hey when other forum posters look at how you have made a habit of accusing me of exploiting (unwarranted) what do you expect to happen?
Twinking is exploiting.
Specially when you know, you gotta keep exploiting the no-xp system to play in low level bgs for years lol.
There is a reason blizzard made so xp locked chars HAVE to play in a separated queue.