04-24-2008, 08:35 PM
Quote:http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.h...4678222&sid=1#0
This change may kill arenas completely in terms of casual play; getting to 2000 rating in Season 3 is clearly harder than it was in Season 2, and with more players dropping out of the pool due to the ratings requirements, it will be harder yet in Season 4.
Last season, ratings of around 2300 would either get you a Gladiator title or get you very close to it; a requirement of 2200 in Season 4 for the shoulders would limit those items to Gladiators only, in essence. Also, the weapon requirement (the only one that *really* matters, in my opinion) of 2050 will lock out a whole lot more people than the 1850 requirement in place now.
The effect is obvious; more people will just stop playing arenas, leading to a deflation in point values, making it even harder to get the ratings, possibly leading to even more people quitting.
Ought to be interesting. :)
-Bolty
Won't stop me from playing, and I've never been even close to 1850, let alone 2000 or (heavens) 2200. Is it really a dealbreaker for casual arena players that they won't be able to get each and every arena piece in the season it comes out? After all, they are casual, they're not trying to be the ultimate.
-Jester