Just wanna put in a couple copper here as well as a total pvp noob and casual player from what I’ve seen and felt.
I wanted to play in the pvp season this year, but got started late due to needing to move and various RL issues. By the time I was able to actually participate, I not only ran into the issues of fighting impossible odds but I consistently ran into BG’s where my entire team was just being annihilated regularly, even if they were trying to do the mechanics properly. It was consistent and soul crushing defeats time after time and I never saw much difference whether I fought normally or in Merc. Mode.
So, I tried Rated BG’s (cause I’m not a fan of Arena’s) and I tried for days on end just to try to get into a random team and had absolutely no luck. I just gave up because I wasn’t getting anywhere in acquiring Honor or Conquest in order to buy the gear I needed just to -begin- having a viable build/armor set.
I don’t -want- to pay for carries and I haven’t, but that honestly feels like the only way I was gonna get anywhere in pvp this season.