Brawl: Packed House

[Pípíkaula-proudmoore]

Ah yep, was in one with 3 alliance healers vs 2 horde healers. Horde lost.

[Teysza-zuljin (Teysza)]

Not worth a 20 minute queue though.

[Nasuuna-emerald-dream]

I absolutely love packed house. Do you sometimes get into a gear stop? Yeah. But sometimes you’re stomping. And sometimes it’s kind of even and it’s REALLY fun as a healer to do a short burst window were you pop literally everything you have to get a fold. It’s great. I am having so much fun with it.

Highly recommend Blizzard keeps it permanently.

I mean, the cooking one? Is not fun AT all.

This is an actual good brawl.

[Nasuuna-emerald-dream]

It’s pretty easy - don’t play Horde, play Alliance and get 3 minute queue times.

[Inxert-tichondrius (Inxert)]

Yes, the BG is forced to have 3 healers each.

If you’re down a heal then that means a person missed the queue, which happens quite often as Tortuyo mentions. I mean, I check healers before every BG I’m in because the game actively balances that role for both sides and if you’re missing a healer, the most important role in a BG in my opinion, it’s most likely GG before the gates even open.

The whole thing about starting the game without a full team is my #1 problem in battlegrounds. Especially when most battlegrounds are won off the first teamfight.

[Bynir-dragonblight (Bynir)]

It’s not my favourite brawl.

• Acceptance and preparation period follows arena rule set rather than battlegrounds, meaning there is a shorter window for both. I think I’ve had one game this week when both teams started at full numbers. Often it’s 10 or 11 v 15.

I would also feel pretty crappy were I in the random battleground queue for 10-15 minutes to land in this map that is over in 4 or 5 minutes. It’s just not a good gaming experience to be in queue for longer than games last in my opinion.

[Tavlina-thrall (Tavlina)]

100% agree. Not my favorite activity. But it’s better than Ashran and Wintergrasp.

[Jd-grobbulus]

I wonder what melee dps and healers think about it.

I’ve ran it on both melee and ranged and it’s enjoyable on both. Feels like mop 1200 rating yolo pvp again where everyone runs in and blows every cd on their bars.

[Fythra-madoran (Fythra)]

Tried this for the first time last night. It was fun and fast paced. Not something I want to do for hours at a time, but this was a nice side activity to break up my usual evening.

[Demoniclily-fairbanks]

I don’t wanna put a damper on what people find fun but how is this brawl “fun”. It’s an arena so there is no objective but there are too many people for there to be a proper arena strat. So it’s basically just a run into the group and do damage until the other team dies.

[Jd-grobbulus]

This is the closest bg we have to a team deathmatch.

[Bynir-dragonblight (Bynir)]

What about Tarren Mill vs Southshore?

[Holycow-uldaman]

@Demoniclily-fairbanks

I don’t wanna put a damper on what people find fun but how is this brawl “fun”.

@Demoniclily-fairbanks

it’s basically just a run into the group and do damage until the other team dies.

Yeah, but it feels more like a “real” battle. There’s no respawning. You’re not worried about a flag or a cart or an orb. It’s a brawl. An actual brawl.

You don’t just stand there and pew pew. It’s a bit more complicated than that. There are quick decisions you need to make throughout the fight.

Positioning is really important. Pushing into the other team might scatter them apart, or maybe you just made a horrible mistake.

If you mind your surroundings, you can throw out snares, roots, CCs, and interrupts to save your teammates or help them secure kills.

You can also try to top the charts. Some players like doing big dam.

Brawl: Mi Casa

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[Shadowblades-nazjatar]

You can respawn in SS v TM.
By deathmatch, he means to fight until one side falls.

[Leadbelly-spirestone (Leadbelly)]

I hate it mainly because of all the lag now i’m getting in bgs. But then again, I’m getting those in all bgs.

As fights I generally prefer 6v6 (hope that becomes a thing) and 3v3 anyway.

[Rhulos-durotan (Rhulos)]

Unlike your typical Random BG where you can have as low as 1 healer for both teams, Packed Brawl is a forced 3 healers, which can lead to long queues. Then you have the fact that the rewards act like an arena match and not a BG, so there’s no reason to requeue for multiple games outside of enjoyment.

That’s why I don’t do it. Bad rewards, long queue. No thanks.

[Demoniclily-fairbanks]

You don’t just stand there and pew pew

That’s what I’ve been doing every time and winning.

[Holycow-uldaman]

I guess I should have included an exception clause for warlocks.

Have you been topping the charts?

I’m kinda curious what sort of numbers a geared PvPer gets in this brawl.

[Pípíkaula-proudmoore]

if you’re missing a healer, the most important role in a BG in my opinion, it’s most likely GG before the gates even open.

The whole thing about starting the game without a full team is my #1 problem in battlegrounds. Especially when most battlegrounds are won off the first teamfight.

This is interesting. Yeah, I’ve noticed the horde teams start down a few players. Kinda weird, but maybe people go AFK since the queue is longer.

[Pípíkaula-proudmoore]

I hate it mainly because of all the lag now i’m getting in bgs.

Hmm, that’s kinda weird. You’re not in Australia, are you? My computer is kinda crap, but I don’t have too much lag in even eBGs, with the possible exception of IoC hangar fights. Oh, I do feel the major lag in Battle for Nazjatar, thanks to blizz.