The main reason for this is the gap between a new player and a rank 30. It's not even just the skill level difference of a 30 having more experience. The gear/ability gap between a rank 1 and a rank 30 is actually insane. Even between an ilvl70 PvP geared player and an i90 PvP geared player, the gap is crazy.


I can always tell when I'm facing a 90 geared player because the damage I do to them is miniscule in comparison to anyone else. Not only that they have all their PvP abilities, which help tremendously. I solo queue often, and I know that if I face an ilvl90 SMN it's pretty much an auto loss unless I have an i90 geared MRD or another i90 SMN on my team.


This game is not solo queue friendly or newcomer friendly at all, between that and letting the bots do their thing with impunity. With solo queue it is not even luck of who the players are, it is more if they are r30 and not a bot. Just imagine 1-2 months down the line when you have full teams of i90 geared people. What new player is going to want to stick around in PvP and get his face bashed in by ilvl90 teams?


I propose an easy fix here to amend this ridiculous imbalance.

-Make an ilvl80 tier of PvP gear that you can wear at rank 20.
-Make all your talent points available at the start so you can allocate them as you wish, destroying the PvP ability advantage that a r30 has over a new player.
-Crack down on the bots.


The way PvP is now, no new player is going to want to stick around, none.