PVP Questions and Answers

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(06-22-2012 07:25 AM)MMDI-Holus Wrote:  ...the difference in expertise between you and your opponent is the number one factor in time to kill.

Expertise is the number one stat in PvP provided you have decent gear in the first place. It is a percentage increase in damage. Having 16000 HP with a 18% damage reduction gives you a net effective HP for 18800. I am not factoring in armor, defense rating, shield, cool downs, etc. At the same time it gives you more damage, up to about 24%.

PvP gear vs PvE gear. PvP does 24% more damage and takes 18% less damage. A 42% gap between the two.

(06-22-2012 07:25 AM)MMDI-Holus Wrote:  I understand this to mean I should be stacking expertise above all other stats no matter what... but still I hear these arguments over mixing in rakata gear... or using a matrix cube etc...

I believe the expertise stats on PvP gear are near free when they are budgeting the item in the game making PvP gear superior. The only item I equip differently is matrix cube. The matrix cube is just too good, and I personally don't want two clickable relics. Bioware realizes this and is nerfing it and making IMO better passive PvP relics in 1.3.