How to Keep the Bracket From Crashing

[Mocha]

It has been made obvious to each and everyone of us that Mists of Pandaria will be released somewhat in the near future. Stating that the game and its current state is "boring" at the moment is an extreme understatement. But one thing that can always be found no matter how dark a situation is, is enjoyment.

We have seen several twinks throw in the towel very recently and decide to either quit now, or quit until Mists of Pandaria is released. I would suggest to anyone who's subscription is questionable to squeeze any last bit out of enjoyment out of the game through tasteful gameplay to help you bridge the gap between the end of Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria.

-At this time there are very few premades being had, very many vacations and/or breaks being taken, but it is now that you must not give up hope on the bracket because change will influence the bracket once again.

-The bracket is at a very fragile state currently, and I urge anyone who may partake in disrespectful gameplay to put and end to it before more subscriptions are lost.

-In order to ensure healthy gameplay to help bridge the stressful gap, as a whole, the bracket must come together before more friends are lost. I suggest now would be the time for your guild to come together into a solid core that simply will not break down.

I have been quiet about abusing disrespectful gameplay until now. Now is not the time to push an already wounded bracket any further. Premades are shutting down, pugs are dying themselves, and in order to keep maximum participation in the bracket, we need to resist the temptation to base our decisions on self benefit, and instead see their influences on the bracket as a whole, and on a larger scale.

If any of you need others to queue with, talk with, play against in wargames etc, inbox me and I will do what I can to make sure this bracket doesn't dry up before the Mists of Pandaria.

With hope,
~~Møçhâ~~

 

[Sneaky]

I agree completely. Doesn't look like any more premades for me until MoP due to all the horde guilds taking break (mostly until MoP).

 

[Solipsist]

It's actually healing. Jan/feb their were 25-50min q's throughout the day, was awful. Bracket will be fine. Always goes to shit then heals a week later(usually).

 

[Òreqt]

Everyone just log on your 85's until MoP, make a tink Rbg team on BH Alliance and hit 3k. Sound hard? It's not

 

[Discover]

Everyone just log on your 85's until MoP, make a tink Rbg team on BH Alliance and hit 3k. Sound hard? It's not

How would that benefit the bracket? That's exactly the opposite, you're playing in a different bracket o.o

 

[Niini]

n ea t p os t !

 

[Skidmarkz]

or you could xfer your 85 to kt with the rest of us good players.

 

[Òreqt]

How would that benefit the bracket? That's exactly the opposite, you're playing in a different bracket o.o

We'd all still be playing together Discover the Explorer

+ I Just like Boomkin form way to much wtb MoP talents and Specs

 

[willix]

When it becomes more appealing to most players to just not play in this bracket, than deal with the absolute BS that some of you perpetuate, there is no way to avoid the bracket from crashing.

I can't even log onto one of my tinkers on horde, without some terrible no name telling me my gear is shit, even though it's BiS in the way of min/maxing.

 

[Grim]

I wish there was a way to do a Petition of some sort, people signing and agreeing on terms that might actually help the bracket.

Things I believe will help the bracket.

Never Que with more than 3 people (Its stupid to ask people not to Que together but rolling a 5 man team into a pug almost guarantee's a win unless your met with another 5 man team or even 10 man teams. I think 3 man teams is reasonable considering that it still rely on the rest of the team. This is just my opinion, and If its flawed I apologize but I think the large group queing is in part the main reason why the bracket is dying.

If you are not geared please don't Que. When I say geared I mean the people that roll into the bgs with 800hp. I understand that not everyone is going to bis right away and you wanna bg, Just shoot for yourself to have at least most of your gear. As in the quest items and dungeon items and have them enchanted. That way you don't hurt your whole team bye being pretty much useless.

Be good sports. If your facing a team with fewer or gimped players. Ask your team to try and even the odds bye getting people to ether sit out bye sitting afk somewhere and if they wont do it take it upon yourself to do it. Also with that note. If your team is rolling the other team and you notice people sitting not fighting, dont kill them just finish it quickly so people can regroup and reque for the better.

I have other ideas but I think these three things could drastically help the bracket for the better.

 

[Kaloth]

When it becomes more appealing to most players to just not play in this bracket, than deal with the absolute BS that some of you perpetuate, there is no way to avoid the bracket from crashing.

I can't even log onto one of my tinkers on horde, without some terrible no name telling me my gear is shit, even though it's BiS in the way of min/maxing.

What are you talking about? I don't really understand the second part of your post ( I don't really understand the first part either). You're saying that some no name for some reason saying you have bad gear makes you want to not play your toon. If you are comfortable with your gear then who cares? If you feel it is BiS for min/maxing then...who cares.

 

[Gulbon]

In my opinion, for PvP to truly prosper again, Blizzard needs to raise the graveyards like they used to be.

Camping honor kills isn't PvP. It's stunlocking and dazing sitting ducks.

It would also help if players took the time to see which classes the bracket is lacking, through pugs and Premades, and then role one of these less popular classes/specs they feel comfortable with. We have alot of hunters at the moment, but hunters are like rats. You can never get rid of them. I mean, I have a hunter, who I sometimes use, when I'm bored, but for good, competitive gameplay, I am currently making a Balance druid, or an enh shaman.

Let's be honest. The bracket is terribly wounded, but it can still make a recovery. Need less camping, more class variety. But I feel that the only way to stop GY farming is for Blizzard to raise the Graveyards as they once were.

I hope that is all.

 

[saxxon]

god dam it the bracket isnt f..king wounded it still pops everyday the mechanics of the gulch and the overpoweredness of classesare borked YES but thats in every bracket not exclusive to the 19 bracket.
the bracket is fine games pop as frequently as they did last year if not MORE frequently, therefor the bracket has IMPROVED

 

[Mocha]

god dam it the bracket isnt f..king wounded it still pops everyday the mechanics of the gulch and the overpoweredness of classesare borked YES but thats in every bracket not exclusive to the 19 bracket.
the bracket is fine games pop as frequently as they did last year if not MORE frequently, therefor the bracket has IMPROVED

-Several months ago, 3-4 games popped consistently, typically ending at 5:00 am eastern.
Right now, 1-2 games are popping, typically ending at 3:00 am eastern.

-Several months ago, there was an undeniable larger pool of players.
Currently there is a lack of variety and players in general.

-Several months ago, premades were occurring.
Right now, they simply are not.

Although, I do appreciate your "devil's advocate" response, I would suggest refraining from using distasteful language as it completely undermines your post, and at the end of the day you simply lose credibility. Just my honest opinion.

Best wishes,
~~Møçhâ~~

 

[saxxon]

i clearly said 1 year ago, not serveral months, get your facts straight before u try to be a smart ass


edit: well it wasnt clearly 1 year ago i said last year so i guess if 5 months falls into the "several" catergory then okay.

note that the pops your talking about were around the time where the BH migration was at its PEAK, coincidence? funny coming from the guy who bad mouthed it to the max

 

[Mocha]

post was deleted but then restored so just quoting incase it was missed!

Since you are dying for a rebuttal, here it is:

Using a year in the past as a measurement to judge the bracket (for the months to come) is pointless when said bracket has dramatically declined within the more recent months.

One year ago does not change the negative slope that the bracket is currently on. If you believe the majority of the bracket (people who cannot deny this) are "all lost" perhaps it is more logical that the few who say otherwise are the ones with misconceptions.

This is why I decided to bring up proofs from the more recent months as opposed to your suggestion that a year ago the bracket was worse than it is now, and therefore the bracket is "improving".

 

[saxxon]

i appreciate ur attempt to bring it to PM but this is a public forum and a public discussion so talking about it here would be more relevent to the thread =p.

youre nit picking, i simply said 1 year ago the bracket was less active, yes there may have been a decrease of activity over the past few months, but the peak of the brackets activity/premade activity was DURING the BH migration, which you claimed was an awful idea and would ruin the bracket... now the bracket is declining as the popularity on BH decreases.

if we're talking about improving the bracket, migrating to BH seemed to do a pretty nice job! like you said there were more games and more premades right

 

[Brokeboi]

It doesnt matter that there is an increase in activity, I think the point is that the guilds that are farming gy are ruining the fun.

 

[Nems]

The number of quality games has been decreasing consistently for a long time - number of games might be increasing ... q times might be decreasing but quality games are now elusive

 

[soskanky]

This happens every time a new expansion drops. You see a decrease in activity a couple months before and after. There's always some OMG the bracket is dying thread!!! Nothing new to see here.