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• Kinz · 05/18/08, 12:18 AM

Ok ok, first off, is everyone agreed that arena is skill based? Because that has been mentioned about 20 times in this thread, but whenever someone claims it is, instantly people say it's not. If it is a skill based system then all players should have equal gear or be easily able to get that gear, 3 months in BG's and the same sitting at 1400 to buy 1 season behind gear is not equal, not even close, ever seen the difference between a S3 Rogue/War/Hunt vs 1 without, it's fairly impressive, with Armor pen and the weapons the difference is vast. If it's skill based, everyone should have the same gear, if not then stop claiming it is.

Secondly, where is the fun or skill in watching your team get picked apart in the 1600 by a team in full S3 with near perfect CC/Timing and then losing 19 points, at what point do I learn? Stuck you are a prime example, full S3 rogue with 2 teams in the 1600. I am sure the people you take 19 points from in S1/S2 mix matched gear are a test of skill for you, why not play in the 2k+ bracket that your gear indicates you should be in? This is why people bitch, facing teams that are clearly that much better than us, yeah I said it you are better than me at this game, so why not play with people of the same skill level, why are you in a lower bracket than me when I can't hit 2k rating?

My mages team, at 1820 should only just start to face the worst 2k rated teams, maybe 1 in 10 games, and even then that should be a rarity, but it's not. Played 10 games today, 7 had full S3 across the board, we beat 5 of them and got a whopping 11 points from most of them, loosing 19 to the other 5, your right though I should just L2P, even though we are already beating teams with the gear advantage.

PR were a novel idea, but they do not work because the system is too easily manipulated by the better players, getting rid of PR didn't ruin S1 or S2, infact most would say their best times were in S1/S2, most all the high end players seem to of stopped caring about S3 yet I remember significant competition right to the end of S2. Good players will have full S4 in 4-5 weeks, bad players will have it in 38+ weeks, and the so so players like me may just get their full sets before WotlK.

Also has any of you tried to level a new alt in BG's, the honor is worse than ever, I am even tempted to say it is nearly as bad as the old HWL grind, if you have some semblance of a life outside WoW then it is a good 3 months to get the full Honor set. Can feel an infaction for this post, it's a bit of a whine, but I feel it is needed when something you do for fun is the main source of bitching in the week. I would say though the better players need an incentive higher up, no idea what but a full set of gear is not enough.

05/18/08, 12:18 AM	#104 (permalink)
• Kinz Haels Kinz Undead Priest <Trespass> Shadowsong	Ok ok, first off, is everyone agreed that arena is skill based? Because that has been mentioned about 20 times in this thread, but whenever someone claims it is, instantly people say it's not. If it is a skill based system then all players should have equal gear or be easily able to get that gear, 3 months in BG's and the same sitting at 1400 to buy 1 season behind gear is not equal, not even close, ever seen the difference between a S3 Rogue/War/Hunt vs 1 without, it's fairly impressive, with Armor pen and the weapons the difference is vast. If it's skill based, everyone should have the same gear, if not then stop claiming it is. Secondly, where is the fun or skill in watching your team get picked apart in the 1600 by a team in full S3 with near perfect CC/Timing and then losing 19 points, at what point do I learn? Stuck you are a prime example, full S3 rogue with 2 teams in the 1600. I am sure the people you take 19 points from in S1/S2 mix matched gear are a test of skill for you, why not play in the 2k+ bracket that your gear indicates you should be in? This is why people bitch, facing teams that are clearly that much better than us, yeah I said it you are better than me at this game, so why not play with people of the same skill level, why are you in a lower bracket than me when I can't hit 2k rating? My mages team, at 1820 should only just start to face the worst 2k rated teams, maybe 1 in 10 games, and even then that should be a rarity, but it's not. Played 10 games today, 7 had full S3 across the board, we beat 5 of them and got a whopping 11 points from most of them, loosing 19 to the other 5, your right though I should just L2P, even though we are already beating teams with the gear advantage. PR were a novel idea, but they do not work because the system is too easily manipulated by the better players, getting rid of PR didn't ruin S1 or S2, infact most would say their best times were in S1/S2, most all the high end players seem to of stopped caring about S3 yet I remember significant competition right to the end of S2. Good players will have full S4 in 4-5 weeks, bad players will have it in 38+ weeks, and the so so players like me may just get their full sets before WotlK. Also has any of you tried to level a new alt in BG's, the honor is worse than ever, I am even tempted to say it is nearly as bad as the old HWL grind, if you have some semblance of a life outside WoW then it is a good 3 months to get the full Honor set. Can feel an infaction for this post, it's a bit of a whine, but I feel it is needed when something you do for fun is the main source of bitching in the week. I would say though the better players need an incentive higher up, no idea what but a full set of gear is not enough.