I play in Felucca, PvP and VvV.
I don't VvV for these rewards, the Antique tag makes them useless, they burn down in seconds.
I will not wear any VvV items, they need a buff, and definitely getting rid of the Antique tag.
I don't think any actual player would use VvV items - notice the above example, the player only plays EM events... When he talks about really playing the game, he means Banksitting.
So whilst I disagree that VvV items are any use to the actual guys who want to use them, I can see maybe they are abused.
Ban them from Trammel? Fine.
They are already better than their original artifact counterparts. No buff lol. If you play in Felucca, PVP and VvV then you are using the artifacts for their intended purpose and you will have no problem purchasing replacements when they wear out.
Zero stats for VVV gear in trammel would be an excellent fix @ Mesanna @ @ Kyronix
Especially with the destruction of Blackthorns artifacts it would be a great way to encourage people to actually do the content
I've already stated I PvP, VvV and will not use the items. I don't care if you think they are better because they have better stats. They wear down too fast, and I actually want to play the game, ie PvP, rather than keep worrying about the state of my gear all the time.
So the items are pointless, for the players who would actually want to earn them and use them for the right reasons.
I've just made another thread, where I mention my IDOC PvP for around 4 hours in total nonstop last night. It was intense, at no point during that, do I want to be thinking about my gear. That was just 1 fight... I fight all the time.
But to agree with you on this thread topic, though maybe for completely different reasons - ban them from Trammel, to stop other types of abuse you mention - sure.
But if your any kind of decent pvper your using Antique jewels anyways and since VvV artifacts are free you don't even need to worry about them breaking if they do actually break (which they won't in one night of PvP) then just go get new ones. Which is something you should appreciate since getting the 500 points is 'objective' based pvp. So for a guy who claims to like objective based pvp you do not support that claim by not using VvV artifacts and trying to engage in fights over towns.
To support the claim we engage in VvV townfights, my guild is far and away in the lead on the VvV Leaderboards, and always has been. Myself and my guildmembers are currently; 2nd,5th,6th,7th,8th,13th,14th,16th,18th,19th,20th and 21st on the VvV Leaderboards - taking up 12 spots of the top 25. This has been done via actual PvP in the most part, and not via farming, scripting or macroing. {A couple of thief's included}.
I VvV for Supernova potions mainly - cannot have enough of these - I know I can use EJ characters to collect Supernova's by the ton, but again, I prefer to actually play it. Currently need a ton of Royal Pardons as I have pushed my characters so far Red in recent PvP they will never see Trammel again... I don't mind this of course, in fact I enjoy being Red, but I do also like using Town Buffs, and the Virtues, so one half of my playstyle, is harming the other half of my playstyle.
I must not be a decent PvPer, as I will not use Antique jewellery - I rage enough at having to use Brittle... - I need durability, I don't need to occupy any headspace on my gear, and I certainly am not going to be changing gear parts over after/before/during every fight. So no, I will not be seen dead in VvV gear due to its deficiencies. And I cannot be the only one thinking like this - I hardly see {you}, or anyone else doing VvV due to the "lack of decent rewards" being the mainly quoted reason... No-one likes the VvV gear. One of the main requests to boost VvV is to boost the rewards... IE the Antique armour that is given out.
When I log in, I start Scouting immediately, or I am immediately called to help out in a fight somewhere, I do not get time to mess around with armour. Restocking is bad enough for me, If I die, I usually restock on the field, as we've usually killed enough. I spend Sunday mornings in my castle putting away all the Loot I've collected during the week/repairing gear on all my characters, that is my only downtime, in between Work, Kids, a Social Life, PvP… 🙂