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06-16-2009, 05:32 PM
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One thread over at the forums sparked quite a discussion when it asked what the problem was with World of Warcraft PvP (http://www.wow.com/category/pvp). It's a pretty good question and definitely not something with a simple answer, but Ghostcrawler took up the task and addressed several issues (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17779590334&pageNo=3&sid=1#47) in his usual forthcoming fashion. In a nutshell, Blizzard views the following issues as the primary problems of PvP:
Too much emphasis on Arenas (http://www.wow.com/category/arena/) and not enough on Battlegrounds (http://www.wow.com/category/battlegrounds/).
Too much emphasis on 2s and not enough on 3s and 5s.
Not enough class / spec representation in Arena. Warlock, hunter and shaman numbers in particular are too low, but they're not the only ones.
Too fast-paced.
Ghostcrawler proceeded to explain the last point in detail, talking once again about burst damage and reiterating their intent that PvP should be a balance between damage, healing, and crowd control. He says that Blizzard plans to "add an extra GCD or two" in the small window where a player can either be healed to full or fall to enemy fire, allowing players to better use their full toolbox. Anyone who has ever played Arenas should know that that's a pretty tall order.Continue reading Blizzard discusses the state of PvP (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/16/blizzard-discusses-the-state-of-pvp/)
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One thread over at the forums sparked quite a discussion when it asked what the problem was with World of Warcraft PvP (http://www.wow.com/category/pvp). It's a pretty good question and definitely not something with a simple answer, but Ghostcrawler took up the task and addressed several issues (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17779590334&pageNo=3&sid=1#47) in his usual forthcoming fashion. In a nutshell, Blizzard views the following issues as the primary problems of PvP:
Too much emphasis on Arenas (http://www.wow.com/category/arena/) and not enough on Battlegrounds (http://www.wow.com/category/battlegrounds/).
Too much emphasis on 2s and not enough on 3s and 5s.
Not enough class / spec representation in Arena. Warlock, hunter and shaman numbers in particular are too low, but they're not the only ones.
Too fast-paced.
Ghostcrawler proceeded to explain the last point in detail, talking once again about burst damage and reiterating their intent that PvP should be a balance between damage, healing, and crowd control. He says that Blizzard plans to "add an extra GCD or two" in the small window where a player can either be healed to full or fall to enemy fire, allowing players to better use their full toolbox. Anyone who has ever played Arenas should know that that's a pretty tall order.Continue reading Blizzard discusses the state of PvP (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/16/blizzard-discusses-the-state-of-pvp/)
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion (http://www.wow.com/category/analysis-opinion/), Blizzard (http://www.wow.com/category/blizzard/), PvP (http://www.wow.com/category/pvp/), Forums (http://www.wow.com/category/forums/), Battlegrounds (http://www.wow.com/category/battlegrounds/), Arena (http://www.wow.com/category/arena/)
Blizzard discusses the state of PvP (http://www.wow.com/2009/06/16/blizzard-discusses-the-state-of-pvp/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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