Arena Point calculation changed!

[Kraftur]

http://wow-en.curse-gaming.com/articles/details/1998/

[Esk]

Source:
WoW forum thread with ppl bitching that their points didn't update properly, and blizz gm replies (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=106864957&sid=1&pageNo=2)



Arena point gain is intentionally different, and this is in-fact not a bug. A typical team will see a small change in their points, but players with very high or very low ratings will see a much larger change. Below is the new formula.

If rating<=1500 then
Points=0.38*rating-194
(note: this calculation can go negative, but will be floored at 0)

If rating>1500 then
Points=1426.79/(1+918.836*Power(2.71828, -0.00386405*rating))

Here is an Arena Calculator that uses the new formula: http://arena.onefingerzen.com/index.php?p=0

There are small differences for normal rating, but huge difference for big rating.

to gain 500 points /week you need:
5v5 team:~ 1607
3v3 team:~ 1701
2v2 team:~ 1766

to gain 1000 points /week you need:
5v5 team:~ 1987
3v3 team:~ 2271
2v2 team: Not possible

to gain 1075 points /week you need:
5v5 team:~ 2056
3v3 team:~ 2485
2v2 team: Not possible

[Tee]

It is for 5v5, 3v3 is 85&#37; of 5v5, 2v2 is 70%.

[Tee]

Best link with rating / arena points for teams (especially when armory is down):

http://www.geekboys.org/arena/index/5/all/all/all/355/