Tee
14th May 2007, 11:37
I (we) will use this thread for latest Arena news.
Q. When does the next season start/When does this one end?
A. We will be letting everyone know at least 2 weeks prior to the start of Season 2.
Q. Is Season 2 starting at the same time as patch 2.1?
A. No. It will be starting some time after patch 2.1 goes live and will not be going live at the same time as the patch.
Q. Are current Arena items getting upgrades?
A. Yes they are with the next patch (2.1)
Rankings needed for Arena titles (Rankings are based by Battlegroup):
% - .5%: Gladiator (and Armored Nether Drake sent in mail)
.5% - 3%: Duelist
3% - 10%: Rival
10% - 35%: Challenger
With the recent addition of Arenas, we thought we’d share some information to try and answer some player questions as well as address concerns:
* There should be no downtime between Arena Season 1 and Arena Season 2. Arena Season 2 is planned to start the week right after Arena Season 1 ends.
* There are plans to update all Arena items with each new Arena season. The items for Arena Season 2 are already done and ready to go.
* Players will be able to save up to 5.000 Arena points at any one time, and currently we do not plan to reset these points with the start of a new Arena Season.
* The top 0.5% of the teams of each bracket will receive the Netherdrake epic flying mount, as well as the top Arena title. This means that the top 0.5% of the teams in the 2v2 bracket, the top 0.5% of the teams in the 3v3 bracket, and the top 0.5% of the teams in the 5v5 bracket will all receive the Netherdrake and the title.
Every player on these top teams who has played at least 20% of the total games of the team for the Arena Season will receive these rewards.
* There will be 4 titles total for players to earn. The highest ranked title is for the top 0.5% of the teams. The specific % needed for the remaining 3 ranks will be revealed as they become finalised.
* This in-game Arena Season is completely separate from the Arena Tournament. Tournament qualifiers will not receive a Netherdrake mount by default.
Q. When does the next season start/When does this one end?
A. We will be letting everyone know at least 2 weeks prior to the start of Season 2.
Q. Is Season 2 starting at the same time as patch 2.1?
A. No. It will be starting some time after patch 2.1 goes live and will not be going live at the same time as the patch.
Q. Are current Arena items getting upgrades?
A. Yes they are with the next patch (2.1)
Rankings needed for Arena titles (Rankings are based by Battlegroup):
% - .5%: Gladiator (and Armored Nether Drake sent in mail)
.5% - 3%: Duelist
3% - 10%: Rival
10% - 35%: Challenger
With the recent addition of Arenas, we thought we’d share some information to try and answer some player questions as well as address concerns:
* There should be no downtime between Arena Season 1 and Arena Season 2. Arena Season 2 is planned to start the week right after Arena Season 1 ends.
* There are plans to update all Arena items with each new Arena season. The items for Arena Season 2 are already done and ready to go.
* Players will be able to save up to 5.000 Arena points at any one time, and currently we do not plan to reset these points with the start of a new Arena Season.
* The top 0.5% of the teams of each bracket will receive the Netherdrake epic flying mount, as well as the top Arena title. This means that the top 0.5% of the teams in the 2v2 bracket, the top 0.5% of the teams in the 3v3 bracket, and the top 0.5% of the teams in the 5v5 bracket will all receive the Netherdrake and the title.
Every player on these top teams who has played at least 20% of the total games of the team for the Arena Season will receive these rewards.
* There will be 4 titles total for players to earn. The highest ranked title is for the top 0.5% of the teams. The specific % needed for the remaining 3 ranks will be revealed as they become finalised.
* This in-game Arena Season is completely separate from the Arena Tournament. Tournament qualifiers will not receive a Netherdrake mount by default.