World of Warcraft : arena

ArenaJunkies.com: Blizzard Shifts Focus to 3v3 and 5v5 For Season 7

DoranM — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:28:38 GMT

ArenaJunkies.com has tracked down an official quote from Blizzard about changes to Arena in Season 7. Blizzard is going to focus on 3v3 and 5v5 brackets and allow players in 2v2 to still earn season gear with a few exceptions; read the official quote below and checkout the Arena Discussion thread to have your voice heard and see what other Arena Junkies are saying.

The official Arena changes notice from Blizzard:

These changes don't go into effect until Season 7, but here is how they have decided to move the focus from 2v2 to 3v3 and 5v5.

Official Blizzard Quote:

After further consideration, and after hearing from many players, we are going to change how we approach the 2 vs. 2 arena bracket in Arena Season 7. We still think the 3 vs. 3 and 5 vs. 5 brackets will ultimately offer the best play experience, especially for very competitive gamers for whom game class balance issues are most noticeable. However, we recognize that many players just prefer to play in the 2 vs. 2 bracket and will miss the chance to earn the current season's gear. Therefore, we are going to still allow the 2 vs. 2 bracket to grant access to the current season of gear with three important exceptions: the current season's weapons will not be available for purchase, the current season’s shoulder armor will not be available for purchase, and players will not qualify for the Gladiator title/rewards unless you earn the appropriate rating in the 3 vs. 3 or 5 vs. 5 bracket. We look forward to the changes in the next major content patch and hope to have a great next Arena Season.

Arena Junkies Olympic Games Contest

Kody — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:05:16 GMT

Arena Junkies is holding a competition for a chance to either win a Wrath of the Lich King beta key, or one of twenty special and highly coveted Worldwide Invitational Goodie Bag Cards. The goodie bag card not only grants access to the Wrath of the Lich King Beta Test, but it also gives you a special in-game item -- Tyrael's Hilt -- which allows you to summon a non-combat, mini-Tyrael pet of your own!

We are very excited to announce that in the spirit of the Summer Olympics we will be hosting a competition of our very own.

Awards:

From the start of the Olympics (Today) to the end of the Olympics (August 24th) we will have a 2v2 and 3v3 Arena Competition. Teams will be competing for 5 Wrath of the Lich King Beta Keys and 20 WWI Paris 2008 Cards. Yes - These are the extremely rare and coveted cards that award Tyrael's Hilt which summons a mini Tyrael pet along with a WoTLK beta key.

Competition Format:

Now that we have your attention. Here is how you can compete. Teams wanting to participate will form a new 2v2 or 3v3 team with a team name including the phrase "AJOlympics". Your team will then compete for the duration of the Bejing Olympics - August 9 - August 24.

All teams that completed the competition with a rating of 2,000+ will be entered into a raffle. The number of times your team is entered into the raffle will depend on your team's rating:

2000-2049 - 1 Entry
2050-2099 - 3 Entries
2100-2149 - 5 Entries
2150-2199 - 10 Entries
2200+ - 25 Entries

Winning teams will then be drawn at random. Five 2v2 teams and Five 3v3 teams will be drawn as winners. Each member of the first 4 teams drawn from each bracket will receive a WWI 2008 Card. The members of remaining winning 2v2 and 3v3 teams will win a WoTLK Beta Key.

Competition starts now! So get going and have fun. Also - Be sure to thoroughly read the full competition rules below.

Official Rules:

Teams must compete on a United States (US) or European (EU) Server.
Your team name MUST contain the exact text 'AJOlympics' somewhere in it. Examples: 'AJOlympics', 'AJOlympics21', 'abcAJOlympics', or 'abcAJOlympics21'
To be eligible to win you must have competed in 100% of the games played.
Teams may only compete in the 2v2 or 3v3 bracket.
Submission for teams will be automatic. Once your AJOlympics team breaks a rating of 2000 it will automatically be entered into the competition. We will have an Olympics page listing the teams currently in the competition and their statistics. *NOTE* If your team has broken a 2k rating and it has not appeared on the Olympics page within 24 hours, please post in this thread with your Armory link to be safe! Teams' ratings will be locked in at 12:00 Midnight EST, August 24th, 2008. More info will follow regarding the Olympics Page.
Curse, Inc. employees and network affiliates are not eligible for entry.

To find out more about the competition, or to discuss it with others, head over to Arena Junkies!

Arena Tournament Second Qualification Round Concludes

Zyuu — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:31:12 GMT

Blizzard employee Frost has informed us that the second arena tournament qualification round has concluded.

After several weeks of intense competition, the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament's second qualification round has come to an end. The qualifying teams from the second qualifier will join those from the first to face off in their respective regional finals. Regional finals will be held in the coming months in Boston, Madrid, Seoul, and Taipei. For more information on the tournament, please visit our Arena Tournament information page. Thank you to all of the participants, and good luck to everyone who qualified for the regional finals!

How have you been doing in the new arena season so far?

Arena Tournament qualification ranking, Team Excello

Teza — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:47:36 GMT

EU - Arena Tournament qualification ranking

Quote from: Vaneras (Source)

Greetings Community,

As the second phase qualifiers of our Arena Tournament is progressing forward quite nicely, we wanted to give you a small update on the recent happenings and standings taking place on the tournament realm. With only one week left to fight for the last for 4 spots for this year’s European Regional Finals, the pressure on the top teams rises as much can change over the next couple of days.
As of 12:00 noon CEST today, July 10th 2008, the order for the top 10 teams looks the following:

Standing | Team Name | Wins / Losses | Ranking
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1. PLASMA TV INC | 96 / 32 | 2089
2. ojo | 146 / 54 | 2014
3. Dodge This | 82 / 25 | 1954
4. la defense de ojo | 89 / 24 | 1919
5. Millenium | 80 / 29 | 1899
6. aÄa Agita | 96 / 33 | 1892
7. SK GAMÌNG | 87 / 25 | 1887
8. Triple Threat | 111 / 52 | 1859
9. Sik | 156 / 82 | 1843
10. xayz etait un mec bien | 50 / 28 | 1831
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As you can see, currently the team "PLASMA TV INC" is at the top of the ranking, with a total of 128 games played, of which 96 were won and 32 lost. The win percentage of this team is currently at around 75%.

Following closely in 2nd, 3rd and 4th spots are the teams "ojo", "Dodge This" and "la defense de ojo". It is important to note that all the teams must have played at least 200 games during the qualifier period to actually be eligible for the European Regional. As some of the teams still have to play some games in order to reach the 200 games limit, we are looking forward to see some changes in the ranking during the upcoming days.

If you have not been following or playing in the tournament qualifiers, this is your chance to cheer your favorite teams into the regional finals. Who will it be? One week from now, it will be decided!

Good luck to everyone participating!

MLG Orlando PC Circuit 2008 Live Stream

Quote from: Eyonix (Source)

GotFrag will be streaming live from the Major League Gaming 2008 PC Circuit Orlando stop this weekend, July 12-13. The event will feature top World of Warcraft Arena teams, including Pandemic, Team EG (formerly Frag Dominant), SK.USA and GotGame East and West. With $31,000 in cash and prizes, the teams will compete in a 3-vs.-3 World of Warcraft Arena competition using a double-elimination format.

Tune in all weekend long at http://www.gotfrag.com for complete coverage of the event.

Improved Clicks joins Team Excello

Press Release

"Just a couple of days ago we have announced a World of Warcraft PvE team, the hardcore raiding guild Inner Sanctum joined forces with Team Excello. Today we are happy to welcome another great World of Warcraft team, but now it's PvP turn. WoW Arena is becoming one of the most powerful markets day after day, the MLG PC Circuit is a huge success, Blizzard's WWI gathered thousands of fans and Extreme Masters 3 will surely help the boost.

Second place on Blizzard World Wide Invitational 2008 and qualified for Blizzard Arena Tournament European regional final, to be held in Madrid, date yet to be confirmed, it's with the utmost happiness that we welcome the Spanish PvP masters from Improved Clicks in our ranks.

After being thrown to the lower bracket right on the second round by the Korean stars Council of Mages, Improved Clicks were able to come out on top of lower bracket sending earlier home both Pandemic teams, MiT, Milleninum and in the lower bracket final, SK Gaming. They would then meet the Council again, who proved to be the strongest teams in Blizzard WWI 2008.

Our PvP guys will be heading to Madrid to participate at Blizzard Arena Tournament European regional finals. Date is yet to be confirmed but one thing is certain, Team Excello will be there. Other events are on schedule for our guys, more information will be released as soon as we confirm their attendance."

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2008 Arena Tournament Phase 2 Has Begun

Zyuu — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:29:10 GMT

There's not much else to say, since Blizzard covered most of it. Phase 2 of the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament has begun!

Let the games begin.

Phase 2 of the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament's second qualification round has begun. Tournament participants have had ample time during the practice phase to hone their strategies, try various team compositions, and gain experience playing with their team. It's now time for the real games to begin again for the last chance to qualify for the live regionals. To track the progress of your team and competition, please visit the World of Warcraft Armory and select the Coliseum 1 battlegroup. For more information on the tournament please visit our Arena Tournament information page. Good luck to all competitors!

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MLG 3vs3 Arena Tournament Results

Zyuu — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:27:54 GMT

Between June 14th and 15th last weekend the Major League Gaming's World of Warcraft Arena Tournament was happening. Twenty top arena teams (3vs3) attended the tournament which was held in San Diego, USA. Live Stream was available here.

The winner of the tournament was the team Frag Dominant and they got $12,000 & three HP Blackbird Gaming PC’s valued at $3,000 each.

Second place went to Nihilum who got $6,000.

The final started out at 3-2 in Nihilum's Favor. Frag Dominant used a Druid, Rogue and a Warrior in three out of the five rounds played. Two of the rounds they swapped the Warrior for a Warlock. Nihilum kept their drain team in all five rounds, being a Druid, Hunter and Priest.

Score of the final ended in 6 - 4 to Frag Dominant.

Rules of the Tournament

Players may not use 3rd party Add-ons.
All User Interface setups will be confined to the Blizzard default options.
The Open Bracket is a Best of 5 Game Match, Double Elimination Bracket.
Teams may consist of 3 or 4 Players.
Teams must submit their Roster of Players/Characters to the Referee prior to the start of Games 1, 3, and 5.
Before Games 3 and 5, Teams will be given 5 minutes to change Players, Characters, Settings, redistribute Talent Points.
Teams will be seeded randomly.
All Gear will be standard Season 2 Arena Gear.
Arena 3v3 will be used for all Games.
Maps will be randomly selected, for each Game by Blizzard’s Matchmaking system.

You can view the results over at GotFrag's Scoreboard. Make sure to change to the 15th on the calendar after you've viewed the results from the 14th June.

Prizes for the top 4 teams

The team that took the first place, Frag Dominant, get $12,000 and three very nice HP Blackbird Gaming PC's, worth around $3000 each. With the PC's included in the prize amount, Frag Dominant won approximately $21,000.

First place: $12,000 & 3 HP Blackbird Gaming PC’s valued at $3,000 each
Second place: $6,000
Third place: $3,000
Fourth place: $1,500

Total = $22,500 ($31,500 when including the three HP Blackbird Gaming PC's).

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Official Start Date for Season 4 Announced

Zyuu — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:07:26 GMT

The official start date for Season 4 has been announced. It begins 24th June for US players and the 25th June for EU players.

"It's about time", don't you think? Many players have been eaglery waiting for Season 4' to arrive.. and then waited some more and even more. Finally we know approx when. Yay!

Official announcement from Blizzard:

We’re currently planning to end the third Arena season and begin Arena Season 4 on June 24, 2008. This exciting Arena season will introduce the Brutal Gladiator set, and will also allow players to purchase Arena Season 2 items using the honor system. Please note that we will be resetting all Arena team and personal ratings. Players will still retain their Arena points and teams with this reset. The team and personal rating will simply be reset to the default 1500, allowing all teams to once again compete for top honors with a fresh start.

Also, with the end of the third season, players on the top teams from each battlegroup will receive their end-of-season rewards. These include Arena-specific titles that they can display proudly until the end of the new season, and, for the best of the best, an Armored Nether Drake. Please also be aware that with the end of the current season, all previous end-of-season titles will be removed.

World of Warcraft : arena

ArenaJunkies.com: Blizzard Shifts Focus to 3v3 and 5v5 For Season 7

Official Blizzard Quote:

Arena Junkies Olympic Games Contest

Arena Tournament Second Qualification Round Concludes

Arena Tournament qualification ranking, Team Excello

2008 Arena Tournament Phase 2 Has Begun

MLG 3vs3 Arena Tournament Results

Official Start Date for Season 4 Announced

Changes to the Arena and Rating Requirements for Season 4

Season 4 Items and Prices

Prices

Armor Sets

New Honor Items

Weapons, Shields, Idols, Librams and misc Items

MLG 3 vs3 Arena Tournament Broadcast

Arena Tournament, WWI08 Careers at Blizz, Wallpaper

Arena Tournament Qualifier 1 Winners

Arena talk, Blue posts, Wallpaper, Comics

Blue Posts

Fan Art Wallpaper

Fan Art Comics

Warlock Arena Teams, Blue Posts & Comic

Blue Posts

Patch 2.4.2 Today, New M'uru Items, M'uru change + More

World of Warcraft Client Patch 2.4.2

Druids

Hunters

Mages

Paladins

Priests

Rogues

Shaman

Warlocks

Warrior

PvP

Professions

Quests

Dungeons and Raids

Items

User Interface

World Environment

Mac

Bug Fixes

Patch 2.4.2 Unofficial Changes

Quest

New Items

Item Changes

Professions Changes

Fishing

Class Changes

New enchantments boosting your mount speed

New Mounts

Season 4 Items and Prices

Prices

Armor Sets

New Honor Items

Weapons, Shields, Idols, Librams and misc Items

Season 4 Rating and Arena Changes

New M'uru Items

New Items

Full known loot table of M'uru

Six Screenshots of The Nexus

Reminder: Exclusive Lich King Content!

Arenas: Actions against Win Trading

Blue Posts, Eye Gaze Tracking, M'uru Video

2008 Arena Tournament Phase 3 Begins

The Blizzard Store Is Here!

Eye gaze tracking in WoW

M'uru kill video by Exodus

M'uru, Blue Posts, Season 4 + Honor Items/Prices

Blue Posts

Bug: Weapon size changing

Bug: Tauren sizes (again) + debuffs

Win Trading and "Cheating" in the Arena

Wrath of the Lich King and Alchemy

Americans Realms Issues during April 30th

US: Voice Chat is unavailable on some realms

European Realms and Latency issues the 29th April

Zero plans to add group dueling support