Arena Ratings system and requirements to be changed
This week saw the influx of the first batch of iLevel 232 Furious Gladiator weapons into the community. They’re awesome weapons and just about the most accessible iLevel 232 items in the game. Available for a mere 50,000 Honor and 1,400 Arena points, the first tier of Furious Gladiator weapons require an 1850 team and personal rating. This is a rather easy rating to obtain in the 2v2 format but slightly more difficult in 3v3 and 5v5 because of several factors including the population competing in the respective wow goldbrackets. I mentioned off-hand in last weekend’s WRUP that Blizzard borked the system again, and it turns out they did — Crygil recently announced on the forums that they are working on an in-game update that should improve the ratings system of the 3v3 and 5v5 brackets to allow players in those brackets to achieve ratings similar to what can be gained in 2v2. They are also pushing the requirement of the iLevel 239 Furious Gladiator weapons from 2200 to 2350 to prevent more mayhem because, well, it’s kind of too late to take back all those iLevel 232 weapons running around now, isn’t it? The good news is that Blizzard is properly rewarding the other brackets after three seasons of having 2v2 advance faster and farther in ratings.
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