Holy crap -- PvP changes

[smokebum]

I still disagree, especially when the top 100 5's teams in US Bloodlust are 2360+ If you're in a BG that has only 5 2.2k rated teams, you're in a terribly shitty BG

If there are more higher ranked team, wouldn't that mean there are more teams playing? So u don't have to fight the same team over and over and get farmed?

Or even better yet, fighting people around ur ranking instead of fighting low ranked teams that are geared for 1 point wins and 22 point loses.

I don't know how most feel but I would love to have more high ranked teams, instead of the low ranked teams that got their t2 weapon from 3s and now doing 5s who take me for 20 points.

[Vecter]

It's not only about arena anymore, it will be about arena AND rated BG's. Keeping rating on gear could potentially cause a pretty big advantage in a rated BG so taking away the rating could lessen gear as a reason for a potential win or loss. You will still need your skill, teamwork and knowledge of comps. Plus you still have to get the points and we do not know all of their plans for that yet.

[Svpernova09]

If there are more higher ranked team, wouldn't that mean there are more teams playing? So u don't have to fight the same team over and over and get farmed?

Or even better yet, fighting people around ur ranking instead of fighting low ranked teams that are geared for 1 point wins and 22 point loses.

I don't know how most feel but I would love to have more high ranked teams, instead of the low ranked teams that got their t2 weapon from 3s and now doing 5s who take me for 20 points.

On Monday nights, 5pm -10pm PST(the best time my team has found that there are the most teams queing) My arena team can do about 30-45 matches. In those 30-45, We'll see the same team at least 4 - 5 teams. Some we'll even get back to back. And out of those matches we'll see *very* few teams within 200 points of our MMR. Most teams we get are 2100+ or sub 1500.

[smokebum]

On Monday nights, 5pm -10pm PST(the best time my team has found that there are the most teams queing) My arena team can do about 30-45 matches. In those 30-45, We'll see the same team at least 4 - 5 teams. Some we'll even get back to back. And out of those matches we'll see *very* few teams within 200 points of our MMR. Most teams we get are 2100+ or sub 1500.

I play all different days and times cuz of my schedule, but I will say I've been in que for more then 30 mins just to lose 15-20 points on a Monday. Every time we lose, I pray to god for less then a 10 point lose, cuz most of the time it is way more. Also have had ton of teams that were geared giving us 2 points for a win.

Although I've never played in a high populated bg, I always assumed it would be alot easier with more teams around my rating playing.

[pinotnoir]

Equal gear for everyone and then see who is actually good or who is being helped by gear advantage. I say let everyone have the same gear so skill is the deciding factor not gear.

[heyaz]

Equal gear for everyone and then see who is actually good or who is being helped by gear advantage. I say let everyone have the same gear so skill is the deciding factor not gear.

That's a different type of game. MMOs hook people in by allowing progression and rewarding you for both skill and grinding. Although I think there can be a balance... if you remember Vanilla, where if you tried to roll an alt, you had no chance at ever gearing them up unless you were already in a top raiding guild and got handed gear right off the bat by filling a role that was needed, or by doing that atrocious rank grind system. That was too much. Being able to grind out pvp and pve gear from 2 seasons ago was a start, but maybe not enough. This new system could work... if they do it right.