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12.06.08

"Three Simple Ways to Improve Your Arena Rating

"So, now that you have your friends/enemies together for your ultimate Arena team that you intend to get that Gladiator title on, what’s next. You have to get the rating up through beating all the people that may or may not have class advantage or gear advantage on you. It isn’t easy and not everyone can achieve Gladiator range, but with some small adjustments and a little extra work, anything is possible! Below, I will summarize what I believe to be the 3 most overlooked factors that drag people’s rating down and what you can improve on. Play When You’re Refreshed This is probably the most overlooked factor when playing games. Athletes execute better when they’re well rested and properly dieting. Dancers’ performances will improve with adequate rest. Even Chess and Poker players put a large focus on their body’s well being. These seem like very common knowledge to most people, but, for some reason, most of World of Warcraft players often over look this vital factor. You can have them play for hours and practice certain lineups or technique for days, but when it comes to getting enough rest and ensuring a good night’s sleep, just about every WoW player fails to do so. Personally, I can perform at the top 5 level when I have enough rest, eat well and I’m mentally prepared. However, if I had a bad night of rest, or I’m extremely exhausted from work, I tend to perform at top 25 level, or worse. So don’t overlook a good night’s rest and eat your veggies! Communicate Even today, I’m still amazed at stories about people being “Vent shy” and talking too little during matches. I can’t stress enough about the importance of communication during an Arena game. Instead of relying on pure reaction and reflexes, communicating the situation gives you and your partner a better head’s up of what’s to come.

For example, even a top Priest will have lag and human reaction time when it comes to dispelling an important spell such as Blessing of Protection, or a CC spell like Polymorph. If they’re good, it’ll take about 1 second between lag and reaction speed; but, if they’re just mediocre, it could take up to 3 seconds! That’s usually enough time to make or break a match depending on the situation and can greatly hinder your team’s performance. With communication, this problem can be easily overcome even by the mediocre players. Simply letting your Priest know as you see yourself getting Feared or Polymorphed, can easily give the Priest a head start on reaction speed. wow gold The Priest can then start spamming Dispel even prior to the Fear or Polymorph, and you will have a devastating CC dispelled in less than 0.5 seconds. Similarly, this also applies to offensive dispelling. Simply calling out Blessing of Protection prior to bursting or Blessing of Freedom, when you know it will be coming, can ensure you finish that last 10% life before the next heal, or land the all important Hamstring or Crippling Shiv and continue the lockdown. Another advantage of effective communication is that it will save you many unwarranted deaths. wow gold This was covered in-depth in an article previously posted regarding LoS (Line of Sight). By letting your healer know – or, as the healer — letting the focused target know which direction to maneuver, will not only save you from LoSing your own healer, but also effectively setup a position that will lead to perfect counter attacks. Don’t be shy; talk on Ventrillo (or any other voice communication program) and make the most use out of this wonderful feature! Strategize In-depth and Discuss Your Loses WoW PvP is centered on strategizing and making the most of what you’re given.

A good game plan can often overcome other things like reaction speed, class disadvantage and even gear. mp3 When people converse about the ultimate discussion on gear > skill or skill > gear, skill is mostly recognized as how well you have strategize and plan ahead. Arena play takes this to another level. All the tricks and traps each Arena stage offers, and the synergy possibilities between each class, it is wise to plan ahead of each battle before blindly charging in to the fury. Figuring out how each of you will deal with each class and combo ahead of time will allow you to quickly execute your strategies the moment you realize which classes you’re up against. wow gold By being first to attack, you gain the initiative, and, in most cases, control the tempo of the match. Whether you be a rush down team or an outlast team, it’s very important to set the pace of the fight from the moment you engage the opposing team. Be very careful to use a valid strategy while planning. buy wow gold Something like, “I will @#$% on that Warrior because I’m just a damn good Rogue!” is not considered a valid strategy. Unfortunately, not every fight will end the way it was planned. Sometimes it could be a simple mistake or a brain fart, while other times it may be 8k chain crits or 5 Nightfall procs. Either way, there will always be times we lose a game, even when we had things all planned out ahead of time. wow gold For moments like these, everyone should resist the urge to play the blame game as well as the rationalization game.