I had a great run in Arena yesterday

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Because I was playing with a Warrior who cut through the BS and got the concept of the season. “Get pumpers” and he didn’t mince words about classes that didn’t cut it. Spriest? No. Mage? No.

It’s odd to me that as much as I like PVP, that never really came up in the videos or comments I watched. If someone had said “This is an insta-kill meta. Only get classes that can do that such as X, Y, and Z.” I think it would have sunk in.

I’m mentioning this because up until yesterday I thought I sucked at PVP. And this very basic concept was likely the reason. Playing against meta for points if you have to isn’t great. But man, how long I sat there thinking “I’m just not great at Arena” when I really was overly focused on what I should be doing, rather than team comp.

Hoping this helps others out there who might not feel they’re great. Focus on team comp and positioning some weekend and see if your conditions improve.

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Really cuz spriest are very strong right now and mages have some of the highest burst in the game?

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More like get braindead mongos who can pop dam and w into someone.

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Only invite 200+ ilvl pumping Chads and you will have success.

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Yeah I mean if they’ll join. But truth be told, I wish someone laid out the fact that in meta X only Y specs should be evaluated.

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You act like this is the first season in which certain comps perform better than others. This has only been a thing since TBC arena…

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I didn’t act like anything. You read like I acted a certain way.

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So you’re saying you just now learned what meta meant in pvp and had to make a post about it? Also any spec can easily clear 2k. You are undergeared for pvp, has nothing to do with comp.

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maybe in 3s where you can get carried by an overpowered DPS or healer, but not in 2s where the true balance of PvP is shown… in 3s try playing warlock demonhunter healer, see how far u get lol. This game is not about individual skill anymore, its just pick meta classes and get a free ride

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lul 10char

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Comp matters, but to say Spriest and Mage are bad, is just factually incorrect. Look at the leaderboards.

Arms doesn’t “insta-kill” people anyway. It has much lower burst than a Mage does. What were you trying to say in your post?

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im not saying its competitive bracket, im just saying it highlights the imbalances because less ppl to carry your bad class.

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One of the best mages in the world (Raiku) is predicting God comp to be S tier in 3s once/if the matches start getting a little longer.

Honestly, if frost just had a bit more damage, I’d be playing it.

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So who were the “pumpers” you had success with?

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He insisted on all melee. So there was a DK for a while, I think we had a WW monk, and a Ret. But this Arms warrior was not only good, but a decent lad too. Took losses in stride, didn’t lose his cool. Nice guy.

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current meta: Comp>gear>skill

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i can’t take reading these forums anymore, it’s just too much

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Why? This thread was too much?

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i think it’s probably people that don’t have any arena achievements making posts about how you can only play xyz class and not shadowpriest which is currently what? 20% of the ladder?

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I’d argue it’s more like comp>skill>gear Most of the top rated players on the ladder are all sub 200 ilvl. Gear matter less now than it did in BFA. If I had to guess I’d say you’re just a bad player and are trying to say something else is the problem.