Whats the Class Balance like atm?

[Quintos]

I'm looking at returning to play f2p a bit, i have been gone for the past 3 months, just playing my p2p, but now I'm looking to come back.
My question here is what is the current balance of classes and specs, whats OP, whats UP, and whats only fun if BOA geared?
Which faction is best overall, does ally still rule because eye patch, does horde have all the heals, things like that?
Also how bad is the gap f2p vs p2p atm?
And finally how active is this bracket, not just que times, but the amount of good quality US players that are still active?
Thanks to anyone who answers any of these.

 

[LZ]

I've only been back in this bracket for like 3 days..
That said,

OP- (20) - Hunters, arguably rogues, 24 almost anything
UP - Fury Wars, Enh Shammies, S priests are all basically unplayable at 20.

One 24 will have a hard time carrying an entire team unless they're an FC. Damage is still ridiculous, easy to get 1,2,or 3 shot. Some are just straight up unkillable (5k hp holy pallies I'm looking at you) but those aren't the majority. 2 24's can however completely destroy a game if the other side has none.


Class balance is actually ok, hunters still gonna hunt, but there's a lot of classes and specs you can play and have success with in different roles. No class is just straight unplayable and no class/spec combo is the best at everything (except hunters). Most things have strengths and weaknesses.

 

[Lil]

My question here is what is the current balance of classes and specs, whats OP, whats UP, and whats only fun if BOA geared?

Almost everything is playable and has a shot to kill another class if skilled. OP is rogues/pallies/druids/hunts UP is enh and fury

Which faction is best overall, does ally still rule because eye patch, does horde have all the heals, things like that?

people say horde facerolls however I have around a 75% win ratio as ally. Come to misha if you're rolling ally. Horde any realm is ok since it doesn't really matter cuz every other bg youll be carried by 24s so premades arent neccessary

Also how bad is the gap f2p vs p2p atm?

Huge while facing a good p2p however those are almost non existant in this bracket

And finally how active is this bracket, not just que times, but the amount of good quality US players that are still active?

They are hiding and most have converted to premading 100% of the time or gy farming or afking. Quantity is still here however the quality of the old good people has decreased alot

 

[Seawasp]

I haven't seen a ton of change over the last 3 months if that's all you've been gone. Agreed with Lil's class assessment. In the typical battleground I probably see at least 1-2 people on each team I'd consider solid players. Whether their names are recognizable/reputable by the bracket community though, I don't really know.

 

[KainUFC]

Games pop way faster than endgame BG's usually less than 2 minutes often instant queues. If you're talking BGs theres a lot of pretty bad players, a scattering of competent players, and a few OP 24s every now and then.

 

[SPQR]

Ferals & Arms most balanced atm.

 

[Mesikämmen]

Ferals & Arms most balanced atm.

2k ferobites and 1k slamspam balanced? =(

The class balance and general pvp balance of 20-24 right now is worse it's ever been. Total shit, really.

 

[inoobupro]

no

while other classes are retarded too

the fucking dick sucking hunters with their explosive shot and moving shit and pets and whatever. they ruin everything. The fucking hunters. Nothing else. Everything else is 2nd tier

 

[LZ]

Horde any realm is ok since it doesn't really matter cuz every other bg youll be carried by 24s so premades arent neccessary

grass is always greener on the other side. plenty of 24s carrying alliance teams just as hard mi amiga.

 

[Annymous]

grass is always greener on the other side. plenty of 24s carrying alliance teams just as hard mi amiga.

I play both sides and Lil is correct. horde get at least two 24s per game. also Duo and his premades. Alliance is rare to have 24 twinks, and most of them suck.

 

[Lil]

grass is always greener on the other side. plenty of 24s carrying alliance teams just as hard mi amiga.

Sry but no. Grass is green on the other side but when it comes to 24s us bright limegreen for horde and dark green on ally. Anyone who feels or says horde doesn't have atleast double the p2ps is kidding themselves.

 

[LZ]

I play both sides and Lil is correct. horde get at least two 24s per game. also Duo and his premades. Alliance is rare to have 24 twinks, and most of them suck.

It certainly feels like Alliance does too, but I'll defer to y'all based on the fact I haven't played extensively on both sides in a long time.

 

[Windbreaker]

I play horde and alliance. There are alot of 20s out there that would pass for f2ps until you inspect them. Either the f2p scamming of the GMs in more wide spread than I suspected or there are alot of low profile p2ps freezing xp at level 20. There is a disparity but it isn't as great as you may think between horde and alliance.

 

[Upswag]

The disparity isn't really there, a lot of the Horde F2Ps are BR's who are awful. Alliance ALWAYS has more hunters, rogues, druids and paladins. It's fairly even now.

 

[KainUFC]

Alliance is rare to have 24 twinks, and most of them suck.

Thats total BS. I pug all the time and its not rare at all to see anywhere between 1-6 24s Ally side. You werent lying when you said most of them suck though.

 

[KainUFC]

I play horde and alliance. There are alot of 20s out there that would pass for f2ps until you inspect them. Either the f2p scamming of the GMs in more wide spread than I suspected or there are alot of low profile p2ps freezing xp at level 20. There is a disparity but it isn't as great as you may think between horde and alliance.

I think most of those are p2ps that locked at 20 for whatever reason. There are a few who I get the feel might be f2ps that scammed a GM but I think there are really very few ppl that got that to work.

 

[Chykcha]

Horde - more 24 healers, much more.
Alliance - more 24 SP, much more.
Other classes are more or less the same, H have a little more 24's by my observations.
Hunter>all, other than this only ench, fury, retr, afli are difficult to play or unplayable at all.

 

[Annymous]

Thats total BS. I pug all the time and its not rare at all to see anywhere between 1-6 24s Ally side. You werent lying when you said most of them suck though.

Pretty much what Lil said again. Trust me play Alliance more often. Horde has TWICE as many 24s as Alliance. NO Alliance 24 twink guild that does half the pathetic gameplay that Duopaladin and Honeybadger do.

 

[Lil]

Pretty much what Lil said again. Trust me play Alliance more often. Horde has TWICE as many 24s as Alliance. NO Alliance 24 twink guild that does half the pathetic gameplay that Duopaladin and Honeybadger do.

quintos knows who to listen to I'm sure, you don't need to keep arguing with people's opinions

 

[Kincaide]

Alliance ALWAYS has more hunters, rogues, druids and paladins

Sorry, but really, this is a myth that needs to die; the times have changed:

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That's from earlier today. Thanks, AP Horde! Keepin' it classy.