07-26-2007, 05:41 PM
WoW definitely is PvE oriented, but millions of people enjoy the PvP. It seems to me like they are a few major but not massive changes away from having a really great PvP game. There is no need to throw out the baby with the bathwater. It remains to be seen if they can make those changes before Warhammer or Conan come out and get it right.
I picked Pandemic because they seem to win almost all the time. Bloodlust is the consensus most difficult BG, and they ended up at the top of that in 5v5. I don't follow the WSVG closely (and their website is a complete mess) but I remember them messing with the other team in the final by copying their composition. In any event, the variability in an arena match doesn't seem to be any more then a game of football or basketball - and a billion people seem to think those are fun competitive and exciting.
The idea that the ladder doesn't have a "modicum of measurability" is silly. The vast majority of people are at a ranking that fairly closely resembles their skill, gear, and commitment. Reformed teams aren't keeping you below 1600.
I picked Pandemic because they seem to win almost all the time. Bloodlust is the consensus most difficult BG, and they ended up at the top of that in 5v5. I don't follow the WSVG closely (and their website is a complete mess) but I remember them messing with the other team in the final by copying their composition. In any event, the variability in an arena match doesn't seem to be any more then a game of football or basketball - and a billion people seem to think those are fun competitive and exciting.
The idea that the ladder doesn't have a "modicum of measurability" is silly. The vast majority of people are at a ranking that fairly closely resembles their skill, gear, and commitment. Reformed teams aren't keeping you below 1600.