4.2 Conquest change

wysłany: 14 lat temu

I hate to sort of break conduct, but this issue definitely needs some blue clarification, whether it be here or in the actual thread, but it's causing a massive stir (in the wrong direction) in the PvP community. My thread is not the only one, but the most coherent and active discussion without too much derailing seems to be occurring within it.

*(Highly rated) http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2517161989

Other topics under the same discussion (in negative tones)...

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2516991729
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2522462556

You can see that a lot of us are very unhappy (and/or confused) by this change. Here's the change in question.

The game now separately tracks different Conquest Point caps for Battlegrounds and Arenas. The cap for Arena rating will always be 2/3 of the cap for Battleground rating at any given Arena rating. Players may earn a total number of Conquest Points per week equal to the higher of these two caps, but once players have reached the cap for either Arenas or Battlegrounds, they can no longer earn Conquest Points from that source. Conquest Points from Battleground holidays only count toward the total Conquest Point cap.

I think I speak for (literally) the entire PvP community when I solemnly request a more decent explanation as to how this change is going to affect the game we all play. Reading that patch note is sort of like trying to decipher hieroglyphics.

As stated, I know requesting a blue post is sort of against the rules, but this patch note being 2 days old now I think it's time we get some clarification before this blows up even further.

Zarhym

wysłany: 14 lat temu

So, as many of you are interpreting this change, it is to encourage more participation in Rated Battlegrounds. We see the fact that participating in Arenas is by far the superior way of obtaining top-notch PvP gear, in terms of time investment, as a problem. If you want to maximize your Conquest Point gains in patch 4.2, you'll need to participate at least a little bit in Rated Battlegrounds.

We know this may not sound very appealing to those of you who have grown accustomed to spending as little as an hour a week getting the top PvP currency in the game via Arenas over the last couple of expansions. To put things in perspective though, the total number of items that can be purchased with Conquest Points today is much larger than what you used to be able to buy with Arena Points pre-Deathwing world explosion. And there is no longer a requirement to “grind” unrated BGs for Honor each season, so the real time investment isn't changing as much as some players are perceiving it to be.

On top of that, the frank reality is that the total time investment required in season 9 to get all your points has been much, much too low, as you could do that from a few 2v2 Arena games each week completed in less than an hour’s time. It shows that Rated Battlegrounds are currently sub-par in terms of the rate at which points can be accumulated.

We do feel this change is necessary to keep the time investment vs. high-quality item accumulation in check, even if it doesn't read well on paper. However, as always, your constructive feedback is welcomed. :)