Implement spec specific dampening in 2s

2s is awesome. I’ve played it since BC. But I feel like this forum is always attempting to generate ideas to “fix” things when in reality the simplest solutions are typically the most successful.

Rather than trying to wrench a poorly constructed idea into fixing a bracket. The better option is to offer more incentive and balance more efficiently. More rewards (Dno is correct) and a better reward structure alone would bring more players into any given game mode. Centralize said rewards to certain brackets. Revert the trinket/stam changes. And most of all, don’t allow for any given class to be a literal demigod for months on end further destroying ladder health.

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pretend you have a brain for a post

list actual criticisms to the bracket with your words and don’t blindly insult it

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He can’t because he’s parroting his favorite streamer while having never played 2s to the rating that would get him a glad anyway.

I’ve been above 2400 in a non inflated season in 2’s before, currently I think 3 Hpallies got 2400+ last season? 2400-2430ish.

https://seramate.com/us/Altar%20of%20Storms/Denounce

This character was created like 30 days ago.

shows all of them (7 of them, maybe you have 10)

I’ve been 2494 in Legion. 2700 mmr. I just used it to cap.

2’s is literally my favorite bracket and Glad in 2s would benefit me… It’s still a meme bracket.

on which pala tho

Sungrazer-Tichondrius Is my highest 2s (Legion)
Fakecastgodx-Altarofstorms Is my highest 3’s (Legion)

If I remember correctly. I don’t have anything pulled up

statistics say 6 and i was 1 of them but i’d drop my mmr to help friends gear

that’s the worst possible healer for 2s except with a WW or Mage which none of the 7 people above 2.4 even queued

I did not read this part:

Correctly, my fault. You were 2494 in 2s in legion 2017

There were only 2 for the longest time, then I saw a few more break the barrier towards the end but I believe you. Yeah It’s just very subpar in 2s, I agree.

and when hpal isn’t horrendously undertuned it’s commonly top of the ladder … doesn’t sound like a bracket issue to me

True.

What’re you referring to? I was just saying it was bad last season (And this) and that a very small amount of paladin broke 2400. I probably could’ve gotten it but eventhough I love the bracket, at a certain rating the comps and hpally in 2s just gets more stressful than fun in my opinion.

This has nothing to do with what I can and can’t do. Simply stating I’ve been 2400 and could again, but Hpally isn’t good right now, and that Glad in 2’s would benefit me but I just don’t want to water down Gladiator even more and would wonder how R1 would work.

If you had a toon that was R1 in 2s and 3s how would it work? Only 1 per account, so do you hold a R1 spot in each bracket? Or only one? And which would that be? The highest rated bracket of your highest rated character?

Genuine questions.

Post assa/lock nerf, pre-retpocalypse (literally only 2 weeks) s1 dragonflight was the best this game has ever been balance wise imo

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I’m sorry I missed that, I heard inflation was pretty high and Hpally was really good. Sounds fun!

i don’t know why i assumed you were going to actually list reasons 2s is a meme

i wasn’t rating bashing you just, moreso stating that even for the worst healer, the bracket is still a viable option to play at high rating

but yeah i agree, if i only played holy pala i’d think 2s sucked too. playing to win =/= fun

reality is though, if you play well in 1 of your S tier comps the spec is more than viable and even considered a strong pick into most meta compsm. which again alludes to my point of dragonflight having the most comp diversity for 2v2 of any xpac in recent times

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That’s exactly what the casual 2s crowd is doing lol they just want to play meme dps comps so they don’t have to LFG for healers for 30 minutes

I personally think blizz should nuke everything except one arena and one bg bracket for the sake of forced participation but that’s a hot take so don’t expect anyone to agree.

This part of the game isn’t going to live forever with 5 brackets though imo.

New xpac will bring people back and if pvp is balanced it can retain the players.