New strategy for Arena

[Ellay]

As always there is a constant struggle to always improve and adapt to others. Many teams on my realm in the top 20 know exactly what multiboxing is capable of and act accordingly.

So what's new?

Rushing, I never really thought it was possible or doable but I've had a really high success rate with it lately, about 25-2 or so while rushing. I'd say it's a half and half for rushing though, I charge where they usually run to and throw down my totems first then purge, then go offensive. You eat a few hits in damage in the process sometimes but that happens anyways when teams finally decide to come at you. With this method your team is already set up and they have not been able to formulate a gameplan. Will be making videos to show how it disrupts them.
The main benefit of this, is it avoids the long boring drawn out 30 minute wait times (though the team can run around and reset the rush, but usually it starts faster)
Strat will not work repeatedly on the same exact team if they are anygood and know they are facing you in the next match. Kind of a Shock and Awe treatment.


Focused Targeting, they can't heal what they can't see and the person getting focused has no idea he's about to take damage since it doesn't show up on target of target.
I've switched my macro's around so that I'm using straight up /assist Main /cast Spell. This does consume a lot of bars and space if the main dies I have to replicate another 2 rows of bars and be able to switch to it smoothly. But opens up the ability to set a focus target on all of my characters that allow me to cast spells at a target they can't see. I will target something else, throw damage at it and then switch to the new target. Success rate is very high with this method as well, but with anything I can still improve on it.

Just giving a heads up on new techniques I'm putting into the matches.

[Nixi]

Always ahead of the curve. Thanks for letting us know how you've been adapting and changing styles!

[magwo]

I'm not quite following.

/assist Main
/cast Foo


I don't really see how this is focused targeting? And why does this cloak your incoming nuke? As far as I can see, with this approach, every single character you controll will have the dps target targeted. Hm?

[Nixi]

I think he is doing what i was contemplating to do, just use /assist /cast spell to do general pew-pewing but when you're ready to kill a target go with a /cast [target=focus] button and then you can basically launch a couple of volleys before they can react.

So i'm assuming (damn i hate to assume but..)

He's just got lots of buttons with

/assist
/cast spell

and then a few special buttons with

/cast [target=focus] spell


amiright?

[Ellay]

Nixi is correct =D

[magwo]

I actually just tried this today in ~15 games around 1500.. due to recreating my team.. had an old inherited 5v5 with a strange name.

Anyway.. it didn't go very well.. some teams were very surprised and died quickly.. whereas some teams just LOSed me calmly.

[bugilt]

I've been working to get my rating to 1500 again since I started. I'm almost geared to where I would deem finding a good healer worthwhile. The last few games I encountered teams that charge, wrap around or pick off. I'm still lacking the basics of a arena setup such as easy to reach turn key, non main based targeting, and frost shock RR. I hope to get around to that, but WOTLK is killing my multi time.

I feel I have still made good progress with taking down teams who have been a challenge before.

[merujo]

i've been rushing on lordaeron ruins, making the central tomb my territory, and so far, i won all games on that arena.
rush middle, and drop totems if they rush, or make an NS to scare them if so far working...also a fear on their attack works like a charm.

[Icetech]

On my BG i can't rush seems soon as the doors open i have people in my face before i even setup totems... tongiht i did my 10 losses.. i killed maybe 7 people in total.. i am a mess in arena im only at 7300 hit points and that doesn't help with 196 res... HATE the arena.... next week im doing it nude and just rushing in to get it over.. WAHHHHHHHHHHh

[Pikey]

Nice look forward to the video.
What rating is this ellay? New team or 2k+?
Are you having any probs getting your totems down before you are charged/Intimidating shouted or SS?