New 1.2 PVP Gear Info

Hey everyone, your old Champion/Battlemaster/Centurion are no longer being used in patch 1.2. They do not disappear, you just can’t use them to purchase armor anymore (they are no longer obtainable either). So the question is – what are they being used for now?
March 27: As of march 27 PTS patch, the exchange change between Warzone and Mercenary Commendations is now 10 Mercenary Commendations for 10 Warzone commendations. (Previously it was 30 Mercenary Commendations for 10 Warzone Commendations)
March 29: As of March 29 PTS march, Ranked Warzone Commendations can no longer be exchanged for normal Warzone Commendations (i.e. you can’t skip unranked warzones now in your PvP gear progresssion)
March 29: New expertise Crystals added to the PvP items vendor, price for Longspur Recon changed to 1500 Warzone Commendations

• Centurion PvP gear is no longer sold by vendors.
• Champion PvP gear is no longer sold. Instead, vendors now sell a set called Recruit which is blue quality with a rating of 126 (essentially Champion armor downgraded in stats but has more expertise). These pieces no longer have any moddable slots and can be purchased from vendors for credits. Your existing Champion pieces will remain the same (fully moddable, including the armoring)and not changed to Recruit.
• Warzone commendations now caps at 2000 and is used to purchased the Battlemaster gear, which no longer have a valor requirement. You can still purchase the Mercenary Commendations at a rate of 10 Mercenary Commendations per 10 Warzone Commendations but they no longer have any use in directly purchasing PvP armor.
• The new tier of PvP Armor – War Hero – is purchased via Ranked Warzone Commendations, which are obtained via playing warzones.

So the question you are probably wondering, what are your Champion/Centurion/Battlemaster commendations now used for?
There are now two PvP vendors near the PvP Terminal, the vendor for PvP items is the guy/gal you are looking for. He/she will exchange your old PvP commendations items. The exchange rate are as follows.

Crystals (March 29)
Advanced Black-Blue War Hero’s Crystal (+41 expertise)	150k credits, 1950 Warzone Commendations
Advanced Black-Orange War Hero’s Crystal (+41 expertise, 1500 PvP rating)	200 k credits, 1500 Ranked Warzone Commendations
Advanced Black-Purple War Hero’s Crystal (+41 expertise, 2000 PvP rating)	250 k credits, 3000 Ranked Warzone Commendations
Advanced Black-Red War Hero’s Crystal (+41 expertise)	150 k credits, 1950 Warzone Commendaitons
Advanced Green War Hero’s Crystal(+41 expertise)	500 Warzone Commendations
Advanced Red War Hero’s Crystal (+41 expertise)	500 Warzone Commendations
Item Boxes
Ancient Premium Storage Box	12 Centurion Commendations
Ancient Premium Storage Box	7 Champion Commendations
Ancient Prototype Storage Box	20 Champion Commendations
Ancient Prototype Storage Box	30 Centurion Commendations
Black Market Premium PvP Box	120 Warzone Commendations
Gilded Premium PvP Box	120 Warzone Commendations
Standard Premium PvP Case	120 Warzone Commendations
Jeweled Premium PvP Box	120 Warzone Commendations
Credit Boxes
Heavy Small Credit Box	1 Champion Commendation
Standard Small Credit Case	1 Centurion Commendation
Crafting materials
Baradium Flux*	1000 Warzone Commendations
Baradium Flux*	1 Battlemaster Commendation
Grade 6 Crafting PvP Box*	30 Champion Commendations
Grade 6 Crafting PvP Box*	1 Battlemaster Commendation
Grade 6 Crafting PvP Box*	45 Centurion Commendations
Grade 6 Crafting PvP Box*	1000 Warzone Commendations
Schematics
Schematic: Advanced Blue Eviscerating Crystal	450 Warzone Commendations
Schematic: Advanced Blue Hawkeye Crystal	450 Warzone Commendations
Schematic: Advanced Blue Indestructible Crystal	450 Warzone Commendations
Schematic: Advanced Yellow Eviscerating Crystal	450 Warzone Commendations
Schematic: Advanced Yellow Hawkeye Crystal	450 Warzone Commendations
Schematic: Advanced Yellow Indestructible Crystal	450 Warzone Commendations
Commendations
10 Warzone Commendations	10 Mercenary Commendations
Adrenals/Medpacs
Warzone Expertise Adrenal	20 Warzone Commendations
Warzone Expertise Adrenal	20 Mercenary Commendations
Warzone Medpac	20 Warzone Commendations
Warzone Medpac	20 Mercenary Commendations
Vehicles
Longspur Recon (valor50)	1500 Warzone Commendations
Ubrikkian War-rider (2200 PvP Rating)	1000 Ranked Warzone Commendations

Baradium Flux, a grade 7 PvP crafting material used in the construction of Blue, Cyan, Purple, and Yellow Expertise color crystals
Grade 6 crafting PvP box that randomly rewards crafting materials as well as Mission Discoveries and Expertise color crystal schematics.

In summary (inspired by this)
Centurion Commendations

• 1 Centurion –
  
  Standard Small Credit Case
• 12 Centurion –
  
  Ancient Premium Storage Box
• 30 Centurion –
  
  Ancient Prototype Storage Box
• 45 Centurion – Grade 6 Crafting PvP Box

Champion Commendations

• 1 Champion –
  
  Heavy Small Credit Box
• 7 Champion –
  
  Ancient Premium Storage Box
• 20 Champion –
  
  Ancient Prototype Storage Box
• 30 Champion – Grade 6 Crafting PvP Box

Battlemaster Commendations

• 1 Battlemaster – Baradium Flux
• 1 Battlemaster – Grade 6 Crafting PvP Box

Mercenary Commendations

• 20 Mercenary –
  
  Warzone Expertise Adrenal
• 20 Mercenary –
  
  Warzone Medpac
• 10 Mercenary – 10 Warzone Commendations
• 750 Mercenary & 750 Warzone – Longspur Recon (Valor50) 

Originally posted here.