Originally Posted by whysoez
the problem is that, to use your term, the people who say they won't participate is anecdotal evidence as well. just because people say something doesn't make it true. this is true with any statistic of course, but it's especially true in WoW and probably other MMO's. when things don't go the way people want them to, they complain or give up, which is counter-intuitive to the purpose of competition and most games in general.
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True about the anecdotal evidence. But at some level when you see a lot of people saying the same thing, you have to believe it to be at least partially true.
Furthermore, the fact of the matter is that people want something for nothing. That is just human nature. So which piece of anecdotal evidence will you go with? The one that says "all classes can make a 2000 rating, when the going gets tough people work harder"? Or, the one that says "when the going gets tough people give up"? I am inclined to believe that many will do just what they say they will do and simply give up, especially when you consider that there are many things to do in this game and arena forms a small part. One thing is virtually certain to me, arena participation will not increase with this change. Magnitude of that effect will determine how this will affect the system and is anyone's guess. Personally, I think it will be a disaster, just my opinion though, we will see.
As for me and my PVP experience, I like the battlegrounds a lot more than arena. However, I refuse to spec as a frost mage for arena. I don't particulary like playing a frost build. With the proposed changes and no rewards available, I'll just not que for the arena anymore and use that time for another night of raiding, it's really not that big of a deal for me. I will say that if I ever level a rogue or warlock I would give arena a shot with those classes.