Originally Posted by
Villith
The problem with tiered gear progression is when you are put into a situation higher than your current level. A fresh 80 walking into Khitai would never be asked to tank Jade Citadel, and yet a fresh 80 signing up for a minigame will be targeted, rezpad farmed, and outright slaughtered by people in T4/PvP3 gear.
Without some kind of bracket system, AoC PvP comes down to a pure gear check, with skill only factoring in after the gear is equal. Sadly, I think lowbie minigames are the closest we will get to unchained minigames for a loooong while.