I have been doing 2s with the same friend since wrath. All casual stuff, but games have always been kinda fun and almost relaxing. Dampening as it is has just killed off w/e 2s was. It’s so incredibly over the top now. Matches barely lasting 2 minutes before we have burned through every CD. Some matches it feels like everything is getting dumped in the first 30s.
They feel so rushed now. Watching both healers just struggle to heal just bombing heals the entire time. While i don’t want the 45 minute long games from wrath back, these matches don’t even develop. They’re cooked the second the gates open.
I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but 2s feels more stressful than any other PvP content atm. I know… I know it sounds silly, but they just feel so rushed now.
Side note, I hate healers having a 1:30 trinket. I get it, but I hate that they didn’t fix CC instead of just giving another blanket bandaid fix.
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Its really not that bad in 2s imo. Games just end quicker which is great.
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What’s not bad? o.O
That’s the part i’m saying is bad. 
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Fast games = fun games
Healers are still uber strong despite 40% damp
Anything over 3 mins feels like a slog
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I think for the most part they don’t want most matches being longer than 2-3 minutes. Which is how it should be imo. Long damp fests are kinda lame most of the time.
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Nothing was worse than wod legion bfa 2s where nothing mattered until about 9 minutes
Used to run in press every button then tab out and tab back in at about 3:30 to actually start the game because nothing could die before then
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I think it would be ok if it was toned down slightly, but I really think once ret, unholy and bm get properly addressed it’ll be better. I don’t mind fast games but the latter two are so miserable to fight
Dampening feels bad
But the third DR is worse
Get rid of that trash
Bfa in general the game just didn’t matter outside of, like, rmp spite opener until late late dampening.
Things need to die. I totally get the average player frustration when their health bar explodes because I feel that same frustration.
However, I know it’s a necessary evil because the grass is NOT greener on the other side.
3 minutes is short. Doesn’t seem like games have much time to develop. That said, I’d take 3 minutes games over some of the matches I have had.
Not asking for 9 minute matches. Like I said, I vividly recall 45 minute time outs in wrath. The problem is it’s hard to develop any strategy other than the most basic CD mashing.
Beyond that, spec diversity right now is awful. Every match for me has been arms, fury, and ret. I’m not sure where all the BMs are hiding, but these fast games mean a lot of classes simply fall off.
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Nah 2s needs fast games or it’s unplayable.
Ideally they’d have separate aura tuning across every game mode but it’s an unfeasible amount of work.
You’re playing arguable the best class in the bracket so this all favors you.
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I could care less what I’m playing or if it were the worst class. Been playing the same thing since melee SV was introduced. Doesn’t make the game more fun.
I’m fine with fast, but games are so fast right now that plenty of other specs are completely falling off. It’s clear that MS compounded with dampening is too much. Outside of the absurdity of w/e ret is, its hunters and warriors. I’m not arguing that this is totally unique, but it’s just gotten worse.
Game is more fun when you have some diversity and as long as games are this quick, plenty of specs will be left behind. 2-3 minutes games are too short.
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They should add more damp for healers and if you’re double dps/hybrid you should get zero damp. Anything to bring back double dps
I love doing 2s and just being able to PVP unlike SS and Blitz which force me to do stupid fishing and other afk nonsense while waiting for endless queue to pop
I like it overall. If you queue into a counter it feels pretty scuffed. And BM is a cheat code. But it’s better than low/slow damp and playing mirrors is pretty nice.
The problem with 2v2 is how strong healers are and the absolutely awful state casted healing from hybrids is in.
oh please dont try and speak for the devs, how about they just put some damn effort into pvp
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