04-24-2008, 04:49 PM
Quote:Serious arena players got their full set of S3 gear a long time ago, plus additional gear for offspec use. There's nothing for them to do BUT sell points or else just screw around until the final stretch approaches. The seasons are too long, and that's a problem that leads to these other problems.
Yeah, the seasons outlasting the rewards is a big part of the problem. I play 5's around 1750, and I've got 4/5, a ton of points in the bank, and I even bought a S2 1h weapon for the rare (at this level) times I'm focused.
There needs to be a reward for week in, week out having a very high personal rating. That will give most of the point sellers something better to do then ruin the lower brackets.
My choice would be a season "+.5" set - so currently available would be 3.5. Splitting the difference between s3 and s4 would be about 15sta, 10int, and 20heals on the priest set, for example. That's not going to break the game. These items would be available for an absurd price, maybe 10x the current season. That way even the very best teams would be unable to get more then a couple of items.
The only problem would be people selling off brackets....