I hope this question fits in the Gameplay strategies and tactics because it is a question about an actual "problem" I face.
My son told me, that what I want from him is about as difficult as to achieve arena ranking 2000 in WoW. (His current ranking is around 1700).
So we agreed: if and when I reach arena rating 2000 with some classes that he plays, he will start doing some things. ๐ ๐
Now I know – that was a bad deal for me, because I need to level up a character to 90 and start arena PvP.
Today I spent some time to learn about arenas in WoW and fortunately found one good friend (similarly aged peer as me /50+ years/) who plays WoW (unfortunately mostly PVE) with the following characters:
- restoration/elemental shaman
- affliction/destruction warlock
- monk (dont remember specs)
I should play one of these:
- restoration/balance druid
- frost/unholy DK
- warlock (any)
- mage (any)
- priest (any)
And because I have a deal with my son, I don't want cheat (so I don't want to buy some level-boosting service) but really want to reach the rating myself.
To clarify: I don't looking for some long answer about the WoW – I've already found a zillion good sites and I know than every class is viable and +/- equally powerful. But hear some limitations (like my friend classes and classes what I should to play) – so looking for an simple recommendation.
The questions are:
- what character should I level up and learn with a goal to form the easiest 2v2 arena team with any of the above friends characters (in his preference: shaman/warlock/monk) and (in my preference: druid/DK/priest/warlock/mage)
- do I really need to buy some "special" keyboards and/or pads/mices to reach rating 2000?
- It is really "so hard?" ๐
Can someone give some advice?
Best Answer
This answer isn't what you're going to want to hear, but it is correct since you've specifically said you aren't interested in cheating or boosting.
When speaking about competitive play, there's no easy way to win. And when speaking about competitive play that forces you to play against tougher opponents as you progress, it's even harder.
What you need in order to win competitively is the same thing everyone else needs: experience.
When players get a good rating (especially in their first season played), it's because they put in the hours. They learned the ins and outs, built the muscle memory, learned how their opponents typically act & react, and mastered their class. The most well-known players are the ones who use a very limited set of add-ons (if any at all) and generally don't use "fancy peripherals" (though some of them do).
But the one thing they all have in common is experience. There's no substitute for it. It applies both to PvE and PvP. Things are easier when you have ample experience with them.
If you have the time to dedicate, many experienced players can attest to 2k rating not being that hard. But when it's your first time going for it with a partner who you've never done it with, it will be time-consuming. You need to be dedicated. Treat it like raiders treat raiding:
And specifically for PvP, record yourself playing and then re-watch it. See if, from a spectator's point-of-view, you would have done this or that differently. And then think of why you didn't think of doing that in the moment.
Now that THAT'S out of the way, here are things that you can do to ease the steepness of this uphill climb:
/tar arena1
to using all of your non-GCD burst spells at the exact same time, macros will improve your efficiency.I'm not sure what kind of time-constraints you've put on yourself for this, but this will take time. If you are capable of putting in 8 hours at a time, daily, while objectively gauging your skills and correcting your mistakes, then I can see you achieving this goal in one season. And if you find partners that are experienced and willing to take you under their wing, you'll get it done in no time at all.