Eric Musco took on the official forums to clarify the intentions regarding the bolster changes that came with patch 5.1 2q6i6
Bolster Changes in Game Update 5.1 | 01.25.2017, 11:30 PM
Hey folks,
For those unaware, in Game Update 5.1 we made the following change:
- Bolster now improves players up to 232 Item Rating (down from 250).
This change raised quite a few questions from the PvP community as to why we made the change. I spoke with the team about it and I want to start by confirming that this made getting any gear virtually unneeded for PvP progression.
The reason we moved Bolster down to 232 Item Rating is because of its rating relative to the best PvP gear in the game was item rating 208 and Bolster would raise your character to 200, an 8 rating difference. In short, the difference in power now should be almost identical to the difference that existed prior to KOTET.
That being said, part of this issue is that we did not team yesterday and today about the changes that were missed and what procedures we can adjust to ensure we don’t miss them in the future.
Thanks everyone.
-eric
