andwhy67:
well maybe i've put the time in, been a member since may 2012, so maybe 9 months?
Play everyday with 1 account!!
Level 90 and now legend
just saying!!
I do believe my post was more in regards to the people who are crying they can't get the gear because they rapidly tiered up in 30-90 days by playing match against higher tiers or winning ready go's and now think they should be entitled to higher level equipment. By now everyone knows the consequences.
So I don't get your point by directing your post at mine regarding yourself.
Similar to you I started in the end of Jan. 2012 and was around L85 or there abouts when I made legend after 8 months. I couldn't get the R11s for a bit and learned to adjust my play with using the L80s G20 just like you just did with whatever equipment you were using ,only you had a shorter wait time then me...lol, but the fact remains you had to play with what you had just like everyone till you achieved the level.
This game IMO is about learning to play the courses with what you have then stepping up, get knocked back for a bit while your re-learning, then getting knocked back and relearning through every stage you take. Thats the challenge and real enjoyment at least to me.
No offense intended, the main difference between your turning legend and me is I lowered my average to get there slightly before all this sandbagging conundrum came into effect. I have no problem with someone who is very close that happens to make legend by beating a legend or if someone is way off average wise uses it as a means to drop their average rapidly to make legend or wins consistently in ready go's but they like everybody else should have to play with what they have and wait till they get to the level to unlock the equipment they want. Seems ever since this wgt change BS a lot of people are looking for instant rapid gratification because wgt made it available. Hell without that happening everyone would still be slogging away leveling up, playing ranked rounds trying to lower their average to get to the next tier, which is a helluva a lot more challenging and rewarding.
So it is my opinion the system works just fine as it stands...but that is just my opinion nothing more nothing less like it or not.