r/worldofpvp

I know it's pretty embarassing to be using the 1 button assistant in arena, but I feel I'm too old and lazy to develop the muscle memory I need for a spec I've never played before.

My char is an enhance shaman, arguably the worst possible spec you would want to use the 1BA on, but it's been soo comfortable just spamming one button and having totems, cd's and utility on prime real estate hotkeys. But so far I've only leveled to 90 and played random BG's for gear, so I know I'm in for a reality check soon.

How screwed am I stepping into the arena using the 1BA, realistically?

That's right. You're friendly neighborhood healer, selflessly spamming queues to help your queue times.

I main Priest, and have hit 1950 on both Disc and Holy this season. I hit 2.1k in DF S1, but have played the game very on and off since WotLK, and didn't start PvPing until BFA.

I am having a blast. The game isn't without its flaws, but I think Solo Shuffle was one of the greatest additions for PvP. Sad that it kind of drained the 2v2 and 3v3 bracket a little, but it offers a much less stressful way to play the game over LFG.

Sure, classes are imbalanced, they usually are. But as a Priest there's no better feeling than deathing a MW paralysis, fading their stun, and fearing them as they come in to CC you. Sure they win that trade 90% of the time, but that 10% I can outplay them is like crack, and what keeps me coming back.

That's why I love Priest. So much out play potential for dodging CC. So even with an imbalanced game, if you know your class really well, you can outplay a lot of the FotM players.

People can be toxic, but just rage bait or ignore them. Everyone has bad games. I have gone 6-0, but also have gone 0-6, and everything in between. I have been reported for win trading because I lost so bad one game. Everyone has their off games, or bad lobbies, but just keep queueing.

Rating will come as you analyze your mistakes. Yes, DPS zug zug out of line while you're in a CC chain, completely oblivious to the fact, but what could you have done differently? I can think of a million things the DPS do wrong, but can I look at myself the same way? The only constant in all your games is you, so it is the only thing you have any control over improving.

So take your losses with stride, and always ask what you could have done differently, even if it was not your fault. Every one plays with the same pool of players. Your favorite streamer can consistently get high rating for a reason. There is something you could be doing differently to help you win.

Also, fuck the BGB noise, that shit is garbage. I'm like hard stuck at 1400. I got the bad RNG for BGB, it is not free rating. It's entirely luck. It's still fun though..

So I skipped Season 1 and I’m not gonna lie I kinda miss PvP.

I came back during Shadowlands (COVID era) and have basically played every season since, so this is the first time I’ve actually taken a step away. Been watching from the outside a bit, but it’s hard to tell what’s real vs. just people complaining (as usual lol).

One of the main reasons I stepped away was concern about classes getting “dumbed down” (for lack of a better word). It felt like things were trending toward less depth and fewer meaningful decisions, more streamlined kits, etc. Maybe I’m off, but that was the vibe I was getting.

I mainly play:

•	Sub Rogue

•	Fury Warrior

•	MM Hunter

•	Shadow Priest

So I’m especially curious how those are feeling right now. Is there still good skill expression and outplay potential, or does it feel more watered down?

Overall, how’s PvP actually feeling this season? Worth coming back or nah?

Do you zoom out really far and even use scripts to go further?

Or do you pull a Xaryu and zoom in on your character's ass?

I am curious to see how this sub plays.

Hey guys, I'm a 4 time gladiator holy paladin. I took a break during TWW but came back during midnight. I played solo shuffle the first week of the expansion and was able to hit 1800. The second week I hit 2k. I am now sitting on the rating. I also made a 2s team with a friend arms warrior and we have gone 12-0 so far, so I feel I have a firm grasp of my class.

I decided to check out battleground blitz but I am not having a very good time. I am stuck around the ~1800 range ~100 matches in. I feel I have less impact as a healer. Anyone else in a similar spot? I have specific spec/gear for BGs vs Arenas.

I know minicc is a contested topic - but what is actually changing, I've read variation from just not being able to track enemy kicks to no longer being able to track friendly offensive/defensives.

Hello! I recently got i to pvp and im having a great time. I only have a problem with the temple blitz map with the orbs. I can never seem to win on that map. I play MW heals and have tried a few things. Just healing, going for orbs, following the start the team says at the start. I just can't seem to win once . Any other map I dont have issues with . I don't always win other maps of course but I have a chance atleast lol can anyone give some tips on improving my odds ?

https://preview.redd.it/93pedlesrjwg1.png?width=977&format=png&auto=webp&s=551dcb7e85ad3beeb0e1215d57a6281a53198830

oh btw we lost by 10 points because ppl refused to pick up orbs

Hi, I am relatively new to the game and was wondering what is the easiest to play melee dps specs for PvP?

Disc is stunned, my SWM is running, and i put 2 mind blasts into him when he's at 30k hp, how did he take soooo little damage? Pain suppression isn't *that* good right?

So they have this one massive go and little in-between, with army of dead. They usually silence you (healer) and then do this go with my DPS around 60% HP or so, to increase the kill % in the 4-5 second silence duration, which has NO counter play.

It's sort of an annoying comp, is there any counter-play at all? It doesn't feel like it with silence since I can't cast a single spell.

Hosting a dueling tournament this Friday night at 7:00 PM central meeting at 6:30 PM central. Need a couple two man groups. This is a different type of tournament. You probably haven’t fought in something like this before. There’s a few twists and turns to make it interesting. But the total prize pool is a Hate forged blaze cycle. 750,000 gold. And entry into our World Cup championship for 1 million gold. Please DM me if you are interested in signing up. No flakes. Only people that are going to commit and show up please. This is a live streamed tournament with commentators and people that put a lot of hard work into this so please don’t sign up if you’re just gonna ghost us or not show up. It ruined the entire event for everyone.

Has anyone qued any shuffles since the rework today?

How’s it feeling?

Has anyone else suffered from this?

Out of nowhere I can no longer use any ability, the icon glows but nothing happens. Reload doesn’t fix and carries over into next round. Only thing that „fixes“ it is restarting the game, which results in you „quitting“ and massive point loss.

Holy shit, I suck.

That’s it.

To preface this I am not some amazing R1 multi glad xp pvp master. However something I have consistently seen in this sub is people playing below duelist CR blaming so many other factors for why they aren’t winning more games or higher CR.

The unpopular reality is that most of us aren’t anywhere near as good as we think we are. You more than likely aren’t sitting at 1600cr because of all the OP [ *insert classes here* ], or bad teammates in solo q, etc…

If you want to improve in any competitive game you need to look at yourself first and foremost. Sure, sometimes you get globaled by something ridiculous like Fire Mage + WW. Usually though, one’s losses are because they didn’t play well enough. Go back, watch your games and watch the what happens, see what you could have done differently.

Idk how well this applies to blitz, but for arena and shuffle I think this is massively important. Warcraft Recorder is a pretty solid mod for this but I’m sure you could also use shadow play or something.

TLDR: Before you make your next rage post because you got ray of frosted to death, globaled by a monk, or your dps were running around like spazzes. Watch your game back, you’ll see plenty of moments you more than likely could have prevented the loss from happening the way he did.

Looking to try out arena again after almost a decade, was pretty mid (1.8k-2k) back in the day. I’m seeking a dps spec with the following criteria:

1. Sustained damage, or at least able to pump meaningful pressure more than once per minute. The ‘try to oneshot someone then spend the next minute kiting’ playstyle really wasn’t for me.

2. Some degree of control. Big CC is alright but even micro CC is fine as long as you can deter a ‘go’ or sabotage setups

3. Not completely dependent on scripted setups. I’d ideally like to be able to apply pressure on the fly when opportunities arise rather than trying to create that one perfect kill condition. So basically something that doesn’t work like old fashioned RMx or FDK+WW.

4. Doesn’t have to be a specific race. Feels terrible when not having shadowmeld, hardiness or escape artist gimps your character.

Melee or ranged doesn’t really matter as I’ve played both (though it was back in MoP-Legion). I’d rather not do super intensive pet micromanagement but I’ve heard that’s less of a thing nowadays.

I was testing some specs to decide an alt to level, while trying ret pali, my whole rotation was ranged ? So it doesnt even need to chase casters anymore ?
A light forged staff would fit better than hammer/sword etc... rightnow, im surprised.

I've tried to look at murlok.io for some of the top feral and it looks like 40%ish of them are using the 4pc set.

Does anyone have any input on if its better to maintain the versatility from conquest gear or is the 4pc worth it at all? I cant seem to find any discussions about it anywhere