Hiya! For The Alliance
I started playing Rated Battlegrounds (RBG) in the beginning of BFA and have formed groups as the leader twice a week at least since then.
Many players I’ve came across play World of Warcraft specifically for RBG. They believe it’s the greatest aspect of the game, without it they say they would quit.
Mythic Plus Dungeons and RBG have one thing in common, there comes a point when you play and the rewards stop coming! That is why I have made this post
In 9.2.5 they intend to allow us to play cross faction, but they do not intent to abolish factions entirely and many people who pick a side, so do because it’s the one they prefer. With that in mind, faction based cosmetic rewards I believe would certainly encourage players to participate beyond a threshold; whether that be pushing keys above +15 or striving for higher rating in Rated Battlegrounds after reaching 2100CR and upgrading all of your PvP gear. I’m aware that typically people play alts and this is simply a suggestion/idea, one which might not be practical currently.
Rated Battlegrounds Rewards:
- Faction based mounts: A basic horse or steed (For The Alliance) and a slightly larger than usual fierce looking wolf (For The Horde). Ingame Achievements would reward you in a more meaningful manner than by flashing on the screen. Via Ingame Mail, a letter would be sent signed by your faction leader compelling you to visit the War Room and better equip your steed/wolf.
A revamp of the Achievements acquired in Rated Battlegrounds may be needed for this to be implemented effectively, however here’s an example of how it could look based on the current achievements:
- Achievement “In Service of the Alliance” (25 Wins)
25 Wins = Add a faction banner to the mount, a choice of six differently designed banners which could be placed in at least three different positions.
- Achievement “Warbound Veteran of the Alliance” (75, 150, 300 Wins)
75 Wins = Decorate your mount with various cloth items, this could tie into tailoring there could be a reagent only tailors could make, or inscription with their dyes. We would only be given the choice of predominantly representing our faction colors: Blue/red but there could be a variety of striped patterns and designs to choose from. Not sure what I mean? Think about the horses you ride in Heroes of the Storm, and the cloth draped across them. Think about medieval horses like you see in movies!
150 Wins = Decorate your mount with Armor. Sets of Armor for your mount could be based on specific RBG maps such as Arathi Basin. This map is all about travelling around quickly, the armor would be light. Victories Temple of Kotmogu for example, or Warsong Gulch could unlock heavy armor. There would be atleast three variations in how your mount equipped the armor and there would be a large number of armor sets to choose from tied to various RBG Achievements.
300 Wins = Decorate your mount with weaponry similar to the Vicious War Lion. A wide variety of weapons would be available and again tied to achievements, perhaps even related to profession items (blacksmithing/engineering). We would be given a choice of at least three different weapon positions on the mount.
Cosmetic rewards for Mythic Plus Dungeon Achievements could also be related to professions and follow a similar trend. If I give it some more thought I may create a new post expanding on this idea.
This is my first WoW Community Council Forums Post, cut me some slack please
I did my best Hopefully it was worth a read, I kept the focus on one aspect and have many other ideas of how to encourage participation in Rated Battlegrounds.