Priest/Rogue 2v2 Frustrations

[Concillian]

Ok, according to those numbers the top 3 classes in 5v5 make up 54% of the top teams, and in 2v2 they make up 53%. The bottom 3 classes are 10% in 5v5 and 8% in 2v2. I don't see a big difference. If you want to balance the arena numbers according to population, you have to cast a bigger net then the top 20 teams, people who would find rerolling a relatively trivial task.

You missed hunters, who aren't even listed in 2v2, 2v2 is less balanced than 5v5, but check out 3v3. It's definitely the most balanced.

What about the poor MT, who just goofs off after raids. Does he deserve 1/4 the points because half the population is sporting Deep Thunder? 4 of the top 5 2v2 in the US feature a druid. Do they deserve even MORE points because the class is underplayed?

You don't need to respec to be viable now? This doesn't fix that problem, it doesn't really present a new problem either.

As far as the 2nd point, this is exactly why it needs to be normalized to the general population. You can't just look at what top teams are using, because they are, as you point out, re-rolling just to have the "uber-combo". I contend that the majority of the population doesn't want to be punished just because they aren't a part of ANY "uber combo" (hunters are an excellent example). Handicapping removes the requirement to re-roll, which is stupid anyway.

Pallies are a virtual necessity for any 5v5 team with a healer to have any shot at decent ratings... that's just stupid. Start penalizing teams for using pallies in 5v5 and start encouraging teams to use druids so the arenas are less about having an "uber combo" of classes and more about playing at your skill level. The effect of handicapping will be that the teams with sucky players who have good ratings just because of their class combo will start sinking, and teams with skilled hunters will start moving up.