Simply put.
Make PVP rankings and gearing a single currency. Honor. no more conquest points. Honor in current versions of classic is actually a fantastic way to push PVP content to a larger group of people.
if you arent familiar with current classic honor system, its essentially just a battle pass method of ranking up. Each rank requires more honor earned than the last. Arena/BGs/Kills all award honor. You can rank up at least 3 ranks a week, but you just have a progress bar. Things like honor/conquest gear become a thing of the past and honor gear is just the starter set, purchasable week 1. Conquest gear becomes unlocked as you progress through the ranks, with a limit of progressing 2 or 3 ranks (i think its 3 in classic) within a given week.
You do not lose ranks for not playing, and as you unlock new ranks from 1-14 or whatever, you unlock more gear.
Essentially this is honor ranks 3.0 as we’ve had similar in WoW retail back in legion.
I think this system would really open the door for way more people to casually participate. Arena/BGS/Rated BGS. doesnt matter it would all go toward the ability to gear up effectively.
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So you’re saying gear can be neckbeard grinded and it isn’t throttled via weekly conq cap
Isn’t this awful for most people
Conq is fine
no you didnt read what i said, you cant earn more than 2-3 ranks per week in classic.
How is this an improvement upon gearing that’s already available to everybody
Although filling a bar via activities for seasonal cosmetics would likely be beneficial as honor level is a bit dry and daunting
because its simple, you dont need conquest in pvp. a single currency… a single progress bar, a single means to earning rewards. play pvp. doesnt matter.
anyone else remember prestiging and losing your honor talents
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Look shuffle makes me doubt people sometimes but I really think most of them can figure out a second currency
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conquest pigeon holes people into rated gameplay and its made non rated gameplay less played or important. the game needs to be based on the casual experience first. this pushes that up there.
Ranked isn’t required, but it is gently encouraged, which is good
It kind of is, though, especially with how loaded daily/weekly stuff is to encourage casual approaches
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there is nothing casual about arena when compared to capture the flag
how about no?
Let classic die?
Just by installing classic you are supporting recycled content.
Blizz looks at their stat charts and see’s how many people installed it.
They think hmm alot of sheep to milk and start releasing more 0 effort recycle content.
People like you are literally ruining the game.
Did people not learn from diablo immortal on how blizzard will milk you for every single penny if you let them?
Classic is not even good, it’s just a way worse retail. you guys are literally getting high on nostalgia.
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a ranking system ISNT CONTENT.
its a better means to reward people. the system in classic right now isnt recycled it was changed to make it better. and this new version is better than what we have
Lol I forgot about that. Had to sacrifice for that new honor level!
Better yet, remove gear from rated pvp content entirely.
When competing vs others for rating , gear advantage shouldn’t be a thing. It directly opens up more alts, removes the hassle of having to regear other chars on your account mid season and allows more pvers to hop right into pvp without having to worry about gearing for two different endgame activities.
Unrated content could just be allowed to exist as is for those that want to 1 shot undergeared players with their bis pve gear, have fun.
People aren’t getting 1-shot in rated because they’re 5 ilevs behind
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good thing you can go do blitz all day now 
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I know, still it’s a strange barrier to entry we’ve gotten used to coz it’s one of those “it’s just how its always been” kind of things.
What do we even need gear for in pvp anyway?
Power progression, customization, a bar to fill for people who don’t play rated?
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gearing is fine the way it is imo…not much of grind
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So is there a catchup system? Because this sounds like a horrible thing for people late to the season or for alts. There is a reason this system is only in Classic I think.