Is naming characters similarly really the best idea?

[Vyndree]

It does seem like if people at decent rankings are losing battles over targetting confusion, then the state of the competition in the arena is pretty sad.

Shock and awe is a decent tactic. I doubt many teams have seen a multiboxer in arenas.

That being said, naming conventions won't fool good PvP teams. They'll have assist macros set up. Naming conventions help the "learning curve", though, since casual players who don't arena often probably won't have the mods/macros.

Preparation vs lack of Preparation. *shrug*

Even in a competitive arena, there has to be the 1100's teams to balance out the 2k teams. And you're not going to be 2k right off the bat. Everyone has to do the weekly gear farm.