I would love to see a little more effort put into improving both 2v2 and 3v3 arenas. When solo shuffle was added to the game it came with both spec based ratings and spec based rewards. Why can’t 2v2 and 3v3 have these same systems as well?
I always hear the argument that the game isn’t balanced around 2v2, which I completely agree with and understand yet I don’t think it’s a valid reason to withhold any form of reward from the bracket. In my experience, 3v3 and solo shuffle are just as balanced / unbalanced as 2v2, only for a different set of specs.
If spec based ratings and rewards were a thing it would alleviate some of the issues arising from spec imbalance. If a certain spec performed quite poorly in one of the brackets, while still an issue, people who enjoy that spec would still have some accomplishments to chase where their competition would be other people playing the same spec. This would also likely improve comp variety. Much of the player base will jump on whichever specs are doing very well in the season and the ladder ends up getting dominated by just a few classes. This system is applied to solo shuffle so why not regular arena as well?
I really like the way solo shuffle is structured. Not so much the actual game mode itself but the way each of your specs has its own rating. The ability to jump into your offspecs and get onto the ladder from scratch is great. In 2s and 3s if you want to play an offspec you either better be as good at it as your mainspec or you’d be better off playing an alt.
Those are the main improvements that I would love to see added to the game, spec based rewards and ratings. When it comes to pvp I play only with my brother and exclusively 2v2 arena. We consistently get near the top of the ladder (currently rank 6 and rank 10 at the time of writing this) and we have a lot of fun doing so. Despite this fun, it feels incredibly frustrating to enjoy a form of the game that seems to be so neglected. We would love to be able to chase titles and other rewards each season and to have something to show off but sadly there’s nothing like that for our game mode.
Regardless of changes we’ll continue to do what we do and have fun doing it, but I just can’t understand why a change like what I’m suggesting can’t be added to the game. It already exists for solo shuffle and would surely only improve the experience for everyone who likes 2v2 and 3v3. Give people a reason to play 2v2 again!