07-01-2005, 04:40 PM
Quark,Jun 30 2005, 11:25 PM Wrote:Not much of a suprise for the top two classes, but the gap they have on everyone else is suprising. Paladins don't even have a single victor it seems. I m also suprised there don't seem to be more shadow priests up there, considering how people talk about their PvP power.
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These numbers are skewed, though. They're based on about eight weeks of open-field, no-battleground PvP and one week of battlegrounds. In open-field PvP, soloing damage classes naturally do the best, since cp are awarded based on damage proportion. A rogue getting a single Ambush off and running already has guaranteed himself about a third of the cp from the kill whenever the target gets finished off. In huge 40v40+ exterior battles, teaming up doesn't really matter, because there's no real strategy - just kill whatever crosses your sights. Given that rogues and mages excel at this role, it's utterly predictable that they're at the top.
The introduction of Battlegrounds will certainly shift these numbers. A rogue and mage team would die horribly in Warsong Gulch, and I doubt they'd do very well in Alterac Valley either. The cp rewards from accomplishing BG goals far outstrip the cp from simply killing targets now. I expect we'll see more discipline/holy priests, druids and shaman making their way up the ranks now, especially since having one or more on your team dramatically increases your chances of winning in Warsong.