Arena Tournament

Alric

Full Member
Has anyone fought in arena battles, as they have now announce a tournament on special servers where you can win cash. Do you need to have good experiance at PVP to stand a chance at these battles as I have not done much PVP but I like the idea of being able to try out a 70 charecter straight away and stand the chance of winning cash.
 
There're a lot of very good PVPers out there, expect heavy competition, especially if you haven't played any arena yet. ;)

TBH, I thought this sounded really cool at first, but then I saw the $20 entrance fee. That's bloody cheeky tbh, considering the amount of prize money available. They need what, 2000 people to break even? They'll make a mint.

It was bad enough charging for character transfers and name changes, but now this? Think I'll pass. :p
 

Cullhaven

Hernes Son
most arena pvp ers I've spoken to have megga megga gear, so for the casual player its a non starter in the arenas anyway.
 
Yeah, but
1) you get points for losing, and your team only needs to play 10 games a week (and you need to play 3) for you to get points. You rack up points fairly quickly.
2) you get matched to people of your level. Well, initially, you'll have an average rating, so will probably get creamed, but as your rating drops, you'll fight easier people.
3) you can get pretty uber gear from grinding battlegrounds. Hell, you can even buy blue pvp gear for gold now. Good players in cheap pvp gear can beat crap players in pimped out gear.
4) the best way to get better at arenas, is to... play arenas. :D
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, and all that jazz.

Not to mention that even if you hate PvP, some of the PvP items are really nice in PvE (especially weapons). I know people who hate PvP, but they got an arena team together, and just stood and danced for 10 matches a week, and now have sexy season-2 weapons for raiding.
 
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