Scrolled through the leaderboard and there are 8 healers vs 92 dps classes in the top 100. There is one healer above 2100 in Shuffle compared to 22 dps above 2100.
In comparison there are 25 healers in the top 100 in Blitz BG and that mode requires less healers than Shuffle does.
Doubt that Shuffle survives another xpac once healers realise that they have better options to push now - you have the option between playing a 6 round pseudo 1v1 against another healer (most likely against since the matchmaking tries to avoid double specs for whatever reason) in a game mode where MMR calculations penalize healers (compared to dps) or a “normal” mode that doesn’t penalize you, is generally more inflated and you can queue with a friend on top of that. It’s like Blizzard isn’t ignoring Shuffle/Arena but actively trying to kill it.
**My observations are based on the assumption that the data on Drustvar is correct or at least good enough to represent trends.
As a healer who tried shuffle in SL i have absolutely no reason to sign up when blitz is so much less frustrating and balanced for my current spec. According to these forums and Venruki theres really no reason to play arena if your not playing disc or pres. That ontop of getting 0 rating for a 3/3 which at low rating in shuffle is still pretty hard to pull off.
I don’t think they should reward rating for going 3-3 to be honest because it doesn’t make sense. What they should do however is reworking the MMR system for healers. Make it % based depending on the spec your playing or inject MMR into the healer pool.
Healer balance is another issue, it’s ridiculous how shaman, druid and especially hpal got nothing. I can see how hpriest has lower priority because Disc is good currently and it’s similar to holy or that they’re afraid of buffing MW because of Bgs but they should still work on solutions there.
However, the core issue is how this MMR problem is being ignored since DF release basically (I’m sure healer balance will become better in the next few weeks tbh). There’s only one healer above 2,1 MMR in Shuffle (it’s a prevoker) vs 22 dps classes. This isn’t because of bad healer balance because the entire role isn’t represented there. There should be at least 5-10 healers above 2,1 MMR by now, even if it would be just 10x prevoker. That not being the case means that they haven’t changed anything at all to the MMR system despite telling us to do so.
It’s worth noting that Disc is even the second best healer and yet it was harder to push than on your dps classes (assuming you’re roughly equally good on them ^^). Pretty much aligns with my leaderboard observations: You could fotm reroll pres and still have a harder time in pushing rating than on a dps class.
It’s too late now anyways, healers in Blitz BGs already broke the 2,6k CR mark, Shuffle will die out in lightning speed.
Edit: I find it ridiculous how they allowed garbage like SL S2 or Shuffle DF S1 where people pushed to 3,8k but are so worried to give healers any love at all, it’s been over a xpac now. They’re acting like being too generous to healers is the greatest mistake which they could ever do while 1500 lfg is full with SL S2 and DF S1 “multiglads”…
Once you reach 1700-ish its imposible to climb unless lucky win-streak, because you get:
+10 for win
-50 for loses
Bonus: occasional encounter to Wintrader company which additionally take toll
So basicly to build up ratting you need to spend hours… one circus and its all gone in 15mins…