World Arena Tournament Update
While I never got the gumption to go ahead and create a team of my own (holding off until the 2nd tournament to see how this plays out), I follow the arena tournament pretty closely. If you visit the forums, you’ll probably notice at least 10 posts saying “OMG I HATE ARENA REMOVE DEM NOW!” Please, do yourself a favor, and ignore all of them. Whether you like arena or not, half of them are trolls, and really it’s not worth getting into an argument over anyway. Personally I think the arena system has been a fascinating addition, and competing for money ups the ante quite a bit.
As you can see, the competition is starting to widdle out the lesser teams, leaving the top contenders to duke it out for the number one spot. I’d liken it to watching people play poker. While I can’t do it for more than 10 minutes at a time, all the while I’m curious as to what drives a player to pick a particular strategy. Int eh case of arenas, what is it about a rogue/priest/mage that makes it a viable combination, especially given that mages are typically written off as arena fodder? I don’t know, but it sure is fun trying to find out!
In related news, Bornakk recently made a statement answering a question lingering on many a player’s mind. If a new patch goes through..does that affect the arena realm as well? It appears that it does, though I wonder what ramifications that could potentially have on the competition. If a class gets nerfed too far in the midst of the tournament, and suddenly becomes less effective…what does that mean for players who are competing and picked that class? I’d wager that Blizzard will be taking any balance changes very seriously for this very reason. Here’s the exact quote:
” While we have no public release date for patch 2.4.2, on a day that a new patch goes live, it will affect all realms including the Tournament Realms.”
We’ll see how it all turns out, eh?
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