First of all it seems weird from a lore perspective that it’s the same place with different rules.
Second of all even if we ignore the lore ramifications, it’s backwards from a game design perspective. Rated BGs are competitive and so min-maxing should be encouraged while random BGs are casual so securing an advantage through throwing raid buffs at it seems strange.
There’s no flasking, pots, or consumables in arena either. That would be a really dumb idea
Why does it make more sense in BGs? Also you can use bandages in arenas.
Because engineering / consumable non-sense doesnt belong in rated arena.
Rated arena is a place for rets warriors and windwalkers to have fun, not for you crafting losers.
I think Blizzard doesn’t want it to become mandatory to have consumables for RBGs and for everyone to be Engineers.
Engineering has been the PvP profession since the game’s conception.
Not only there’s nothing really useful you can craft with it now, whatever little gimmicks are left, aren’t even usable in many situations.
It’s really sad how both the skill and fun ceilings have been getting lowered more and more with each expansion.
But it is mandatory for non-rated BGs? What?
Because Blizzard isn’t trying to create any type of balance for randoms. They are fun so dumb things are allowed. Rated environment is more strict, I think Blizzard’s thought process on this is completely fine. Just like how the non rated EOTS has no barriers in middle so you can just troll by mass knocking and laughing.
Rofl you’re cooked.
No because they are non rated random quick matches that don’t matter.
If you allowed them in rated, you would force everyone into certain professions to be competitive in pvp.
Why would you enable that in rated content? I would give anyone with engineering an unfair advantage over “everyone” else who had picked different professions.
I don’t do rated but can 100% understand why in random / casual / unrated it’s enabled but to keep things at least level professions wise I wouldn’t see it any other way.
Rip bring back tazik and synapse
dang you looking pretty, still tanned i see.
The winners gets more honor, some conquest, and a daily anima bonus. Bit of a stretch to say who wins doesn’t matter.
Everybody can use bandages though.
cant have you equalizing the playing field against those with blatantly superior gear with any outside the box thinking OP
that would be unfair.
pfft, they really don’t matter. Stop taking non rated pvp so seriously.
But it’s not…
Yeah I grinded out engineering and flask up every BG for those big anima gains
Honestly the biggest issue with RBGs from a non-traditional ability that needs to be banned from use in it is racials. Night elf racial specifically gives a HUUUUUGE advantage to alliance teams as they can have ANY class defend flags instead of traditional tank/rogue/huntard/druids