I’m a big proponent of the idea of a 1v1 bracket that will not just be there alongside 3v3, but eventually replace it. PvP in WoW is pretty dead at this point, not just because most people have a preference for PvE, but because those playing PvP often have stable teams for 3v3, for instance. This creates a huge problem for everyone who does not necessarily have a big friend list and generally has a difficult time finding people of his experience and rating to play with.
There is almost no competition at the top, meaning the established players will always be on top because they have a monopoly on each other. In other words, they will play with one another because they know each other and are good, so someone who might be good but not know many people can have a hard time finding a proper team to push rating with. This is not an issue in games that have almost one game mode and millions of more active players than WoW. Whether it’s 5am or 5pm, people in such games can find a team at their own mmr to play and push with within minutes. In WoW, finding arena matches at decently high mmr let alone players anywhere before or after 6pm-12am is ridiculously hard. So, if you don’t already have a team around 6pm, you need to often spend hours finding it, and have almost no time to play. Often you also meet people who quit after 2-3 matches because they only want to play with their established circle.
This is why 1v1 is needed for WoW PvP to be revitalized. Potentially thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, will begin playing WoW again. Some of us love the game but especially the PvP aspect, and currently paying sub monthly for WoW when PvP is dead is just mostly not worth it. Having 1v1 arena means we only rely on ourselves and can play whenever we want and be able to compete, as opposed to relying on others in what is without doubt a dead realm (i.e. PvP in WoW).
Let’s suppose this happens:
- 1v1 arena is introducted.
- Arena grounds get introduced for 1v1 (instead of 3v3 ones like Nagrand Arena).
- All balancing in PvP happens for 1v1 instead of 3v3.
- Gladiator and other titles are given for 1v1, or new titles come along solely for 1v1.
Would you support this? Why / why not?
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so whats ur solution for tanks and healers cus 1v1 bracket would be stupid for them
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Well, can you have a raid of healers only? Or tanks? My solution is that tanks and healers become ineligible for 1v1, and instead they can play 2v2 or something else where healing and tanking makes sense. I suggest removing 3v3 altogether as it is dead and making WoW drop players (since many play solely for 3v3 but have no future in it due to lack of players).
1v1 with class balancing + added complexity (imagine every spec getting ~15 new abilities each) = solution to WoW PvP. Also a solution to falling sub numbers (well, partly). Imagine paying for the game, logging in, and playing. Look at myself. I am about 3k rated in 3v3 after a good effort, and I’ve been spending WAY - and I say WAY more time in LFG than having a team and playing with people COMBINED. I cannot be arsed anymore, so I’ve quit. I love WoW, my favourite game for always, but I cannot pay (like I haven’t for most of the time in the last many years) without having something to achieve. World stuff (WPvP, quests, etc) is fun and all, but paying a monthly sub is not worth it if I don’t have a task like PvP rank climbing to accomplish. That’s why I, and many others, will only rarely sub to the game anymore.
Either Blizzard start bringing real and good changes to the game, or the game can be declared dead soon.
that would kill the 2v2 and 3v3 brackets and its sometimes hard finding partners as it is…so no…just go outside of the capital and have your fun
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Exactly!
Oh btw, have the 2v2 and 3v3 brackets been successful? Many new players coming to WoW to play them? Current players continuing to play because of them? 
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You think new players will join just because it’s 1v1?
New players can’t get into WoW PvP because WoW PvP only consists of veterans, they get mutilated by both enemies and teammates alike.
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thats the most stupid suggestion i have heard in many years.
1vs1 ? hell no!
most people do pvp because its a social teamplay aspect. 1vs1 is the most boring i can imagine in Wow. And it cant be balanced !
i would quit pvp and do only pve then.
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I’d rather read an essay by Jito than have to 1v1 anything as a Warrior
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yeah if it werent for 2v2/3v3 arenas i wouldnt play wow at all…and i know a lot of people that are in the same boat
fury is actually legit in 1v1
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Sorry m8 wrong expansion for any 1v1 bracket
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would love 1v1 but the classes are to imbalanced for that and due to the nature of some skills, cannot be balanced ever.
For example: rogues would be so much better than warlocks in 1v1
I could see a royal rumble as solo queue for funz attractive.
5 players, all vs all - death match. stealth not allowed but the first attack for those classes could be used like it was stealthed. Other than healers and tanks not allowed, it might be fun. Should probably try it as a brawl first :x
I don’t want to pile on, but I can’t help it. I agree, this has to be the poorest idea I have ever seen, EVER.
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Obviously I wouldn’t because it would be impossible to balance, without destroying the whole classdesigns.
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You posted this about a month ago and everyone ridiculed you. You got very defensive and nasty.
Its a stupid as hell idea. It was then and it still is now. No one apart from you wants rated 1v1
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He got defensive because someone called him out of jumping from 0 rating to 3k In a few weeks. Because he always tried to insult people for not being 3k.
On the other hand he had 2 chars on 2,8 which makes is believable
He got defensive with everyone, including me. My highest is 2.1k, and i dont hide it. Nor do i rubbish his ratings or his ability. I simply rubbished his stupid idea like many others did. Others posted well worded and explained reasons why it wouldnt work and he just kept screeching
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Would love it. Its would be something different.
1vs1 bracket activates some skills,disables some skills, so don’t ruind that 3 vs 3 fun.
I mean its good vs 1 or 2 classes, or awful players
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Can name at least 5 specs maybe up to 10 that are below fury in 1v1. Fury is the perfect brawler for 1v1, after windwalker. 1v1 arena is stupid idea tho, even 2v2 can’t be balanced and 3v3 is difficult to balance.
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