I'm new to the 20-29 bracket. The other day, I qued into a Battle for Gilneas BG. Right away, I noticed opposing players wearing full ilvl 155 gear. My teams Restoration Druid, Supácow, although being level 29, was wearing five pieces of item level 86 gear and the rest of his gear was ilvl 112. A sizable gear stat advantage for the players wearing ilvl 155 gear over our druid healer. When I pointed out this crazy gear difference, our druid heals simply stated "Skill > Gear". I laughed and waited for the players sporting ilvl 155 gear to wipe the BG floor with this guy....
Well, I was thoroughly taken aback when three quarters of the way through the BG, this Resto Druid that I thought was under-geared for the task at hand, received the "Damage Control" achievement. Curiously, I checked the stat leader board and noticed this druid had just passed 300,000 vs. player damage.
Ultimately, when the BG ended, we lost a very fun match by only five points. The Resto Druid, Supácow of Hordecore 20s community, on the other hand, pumped out 39 killing blows, 401,000 damage and 158,000 in healing (screenshot to come) against what I thought were superior geared opponents....
In short, maybe these negative minded players commenting in this thread, crying about "unfair advantages", are possibly just lacking in skill? I hear what you other players are saying but, I know what I saw. To me, the proof is in the pudding and the QQing that is being posted here appears unfounded at this point. Personally, I'm gonna hang in this bracket for awhile.
Sincerely,
Druidx