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Upcoming PvP Changes:

Goals are to increase pvp population, increase competitiveness, and speed up pvp progression:



1. PvP Gear Cost Reduction (33% reduction for exhumed, 81% reduction for Dark Reaver)



2. Dark Reaver will now be bought with WZ comms, ranked comms are removed from the game entirely.



3. Warzone XP and Credit gain are being doubled.



4. They are adding Warzone Commendation Lockboxes which will allow you to transfer wz comms throughout your legacy.



5. RANKED CHANGE: You must have 2018 expertise to queue for ranked now.



6. RANKED CHANGE: Starting in Season 6, the way ranked rewards are distributed is being changed. You will now be getting ranked tokens which you can trade in for a variety of different rewards. The amount you get at the end of the season is based on your rating, but you also will get tokens after every ranked match. A bronze player could theoretically get enough tokens to get the gold speeder, but they would need to play A LOT of games. However, there will still be one exclusive reward per rating tier. Top 96 players get one of every item.



7. AOE's in warzones can no longer interrupt captures. Justification is that it will make stalemates less common. (they would like some feedback on this)







Some other interesting highlights



1. They are currently prototyping a new warzone but besides that there is nothing to report.



2. No new GSF content either but they are apparently working on balance.



3. According to Bioware, their metrics indicate that snipers are performing really well despite the community's perception.



4. Only 2% of the current PvP population has a full set of Dark Reaver.



5. The devs would like to hear your thoughts on whether rewards from previous ranked PvP seasons should become available again. Their current stance is that they feel these should remain exclusive but are open to feedback.



6. The community team will continue to communicate on the forums despite recent events.





Overall can't really complain about these changes. I suspect they will help a lot. I disagree with a few of the things they said, such as the viability of snipers in ranked, but more pops = more games = more variety in competition = better and more accurate metrics so hey, i guess we'll find out. Available for your listening enjoyment here:Goals are to increase pvp population, increase competitiveness, and speed up pvp progression:1. PvP Gear Cost Reduction (33% reduction for exhumed, 81% reduction for Dark Reaver)2. Dark Reaver will now be bought with WZ comms, ranked comms are removed from the game entirely.3. Warzone XP and Credit gain are being doubled.4. They are adding Warzone Commendation Lockboxes which will allow you to transfer wz comms throughout your legacy.5.You must have 2018 expertise to queue for ranked now.6.Starting in Season 6, the way ranked rewards are distributed is being changed. You will now be getting ranked tokens which you can trade in for a variety of different rewards. The amount you get at the end of the season is based on your rating, but you also will get tokens after every ranked match. A bronze player could theoretically get enough tokens to get the gold speeder, but they would need to play A LOT of games. However, there will still be one exclusive reward per rating tier. Top 96 players get one of every item.7. AOE's in warzones can no longer interrupt captures. Justification is that it will make stalemates less common. (they would like some feedback on this)1. They are currently prototyping a new warzone but besides that there is nothing to report.2. No new GSF content either but they are apparently working on balance.3. According to Bioware, their metrics indicate that snipers are performing really well despite the community's perception.4. Only 2% of the current PvP population has a full set of Dark Reaver.5. The devs would like to hear your thoughts on whether rewards from previous ranked PvP seasons should become available again. Their current stance is that they feel these should remain exclusive but are open to feedback.6. The community team will continue to communicate on the forums despite recent events.Overall can't really complain about these changes. I suspect they will help a lot. I disagree with a few of the things they said, such as the viability of snipers in ranked, but more pops = more games = more variety in competition = better and more accurate metrics so hey, i guess we'll find out.