So how does blizzard fix it? Can they even fix it? 
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take a nap doze
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Boosting is a symptom
The problem is gear disparity between ranks, which is an easy fix
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bring back templates?
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Just make gear scale up or down in rated PvP
It can be universal or individually between certain brackets
Excellent question Donnally. It’s going to take WoW’s brightest minds to solve this one. We are in quite a pickle.
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ah thx man. you see? why cant everyone in here be like Exalter?
Remove boosting, implement Lessens 
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doze did you really get 2100 in 2s on 2 characters this season??
Na, just give one set that scales above raid gear in pvp. Copy pasta WoD.
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this x 100
i was watching a streamer awhile ago and his chat started talking about boosting and gear gaps.
he insulted his chat, calling them all morons saying gear doesnt matter and boosting doesnt exist.
he said " here you morons watch this, i will take off some of my gear and still win games "
he got stomped 0-4 and then gave up and still called his chat a bunch of names lol
gear matters man… i dont know why some people cant admit it.
when you are fighting people of similar skill but they have permanent hp, dmg, dmg reduction it just feels icky.
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I would prefer that but I think the current devs are still stuck on the idea of gear progression mattering in all content
So I just figure gear scaling down would be the best compromise. So if you’re 226 ilvl playing at 1800 mmr your gear would scale down to 220. If you’re 213 playing at 1800 mmr you’d stay at 213 so there’d still be incentive to keep upgrading your gear, but it’d be less impactful
YUP. The only rated pvp content in which this gap is diminished is in RBG node maps, or even flag maps, where you can finesse an undergeared team into victory through strategy. But in arenas it’s a big deal. Arenas is just a stat check/brawl (at least in the current SL xpac, not classic/TBC)
was this streamer by chance dilly or cov? i can see that actually 
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lol nah, was palumor. i like the guy but it was funny to watch him talk all that smack and end up failing his little challenge thing.
hes a great player but i think its kinda delusional of him to think that gear gaps are not a factor in why SOME people cant climb rating.
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That would be terrible, who would ever want to see themselves get weaker? If they are truly so stuck on gear progression being rating locked then there shouldn’t be ilvl upgrades on the gear and the difference in ilvl between honor gear and conquest gear needs to be reduced.
You’re not really qualified to make that analysis bud.
Calling me a streamer is quite a stretch.
Defendant is not denying the accusation.
Case adjourned.
Is it right or wrong though? Please add that in alongside examining my qualifications, bud. 