I know they never read the forums but my suggestion to fix the gap of those who want templates in pvp vs those who like to have gear stay meaningful(I am one of those, its a mmo, meant to feel your characters get stronger.
but just like fortnite, rocket league… i think wow pvp could benefit from a battle pass type system… we don’t pay because we sub obviously.
but basically theres say 30 levels to the season unlocks or something like that, you gain pvp levels by doing pvp, random bgs, rated or skirms or solo q. once you hit level 10, you unlock the ability to upgrade gear to 207, level 20 213 level 30 226. this would keep pvp engaging to keep powering up your character, it would also help keep players queueing arena to get better because there is a goal. this would make a solo q an even better option, gives you reasons to just q up and play even if you lose.
In between ilvl unlocks they can add rewards like mounts/transmogs like the battle passes do.
This makes it so everyone has the ability to gain access to the gear levels and keeps gear useful, lets be honest we all giggle when we smoke a fresh 60 within a second, but thats part of the grind of an mmo…
right now it feels like if you have an alt or started late, don’t have friends who are good at rated pvp, you won’t ever see gear at max levels without farming valor and mythics.
i know it sounds like a big project but we are also talking activision blizzard who already uses a similar system in call of duty.
If they want this game to survive, it is clear that something needs to change, less and less log on everyday. my sub ends tomorrow and I will probably take a break until we hear more on 9.1.
(I understand theres the honor system, thats more long-term and seasonal battle passes would help keep players subbed longer for blizzard to make more money, maybe they sell pvp exp boost on the store, we have to remember blizzard needs a financial reason to make changes…)
one last personal suggestion would be they could make it account wide so when you made a fresh alt, all you need is to grind the honor/conquest out to get your gear and upgrade it to max.
let me know your thoughts i guess.