Originally Posted by Cirocco
They seem to believe the loaded gun of rating points on honour pieces are going to force people to take part in Arena's. I and others believe that it'll probably cause a non trivial number of people to stop competing in both.
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I agree entirely with this statement.
There is a different social setting and requirement between BGs and arena. BGs are something one can do by himself, for 20 minutes if that's all he has, in between classes, before work, before parents get home, etc. And they don't require you to know anyone in-game. Arena, on the other hand, forces at least a small in-game circle of friends, schedules, and voice over IP for maximum and best results.
From a strictly social standpoint, it makes no sense to merge these two concepts. Forcing social interaction in all aspects in-game is just not a good model.