Quote Originally Posted by heyaz View Post
And my point was that I don't think any of them would work particularly well as battlegrounds are not a small arena but large open areas with a lot of different positions. I can't see it working in WSG, AB, Strand, AV, or Isle. Maybe EOTS but I really doubt it since you'd be facing other competitive teams who would easily take advantage of each boxer only being in one place.
That's great, but I think you're missing my point. I realize that boxers, be it in BG, arena or PvE is less capable than individual players. I also get your point that boxing BG's may even be more difficult than boxing arenas. To some extent I agree, but that's not what I'm asking. You're talking about why boxing is difficult in battlegrounds - I'm talking about which battleground complements boxing the best - and worst (or in your terms, which BG would suck the least and most ;-)).

I'm only guessing here, but obviously the skill level in rated BG's will be higher than current BG's. I'm also guessing that it'll be lower than current arenas, since people can and will go in uncoordinated in order to try and score easy gear (it's a safe bet since you'll be unable to actually lose rating from BG's). The success of boxing BG's will depend heavily on the opposite sides ability to exploit the fact that we're boxing. At high ratings, this is a given, which naturally caps our top possible rating, just as it's the case in arenas today. Still, I think BG will open up some new options in addition to what we see in arenas today. New classes will be viable, support classes will be more in focus, 2-, 3-boxing might be good options, stuff like that.

Anyway, I'm rambling here. To adress your point, I think you're right in your assumption that we'll be facing some challenges we haven't faced before. Some of those may make PvP-boxing even more difficult, but the new type of system will also make PvP more casual than it is today, which allows us a bit more breathing room as boxers. Or maybe not, guess we won't know for sure until Cata comes