Blizzard is revamping the PvP ranking system inWorld of Warcraft Classicby making several adjustments, including the removal of rank points.World of Warcraft ClassicPvP has featured coveted rewards like the Grand Marshal title and unique mounts, but it’s about to undergo its biggest change since release.
Like many other MMOs, PvP has been a main focus for someWorld of Warcraftfans since the Blizzard game was originally released back in 2004. Although PvP has been less prioritized in favor of PvE content in themodernWorld of Warcraft, theDragonflightversion of the game has a strong PvP community, as do the differentClassicclients of the MMO. The oldWorld of Warcraft ClassicPvP system locked a lot of players out simply based on how much time needed to be invested, but these changes may intrigue some fans that may have dismissed arenas and battlegrounds in the past.
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Blizzard confirmed several changes coming to theWorld of Warcraft ClassicPvP system in a recent blue post that compared the old way to the new method.World of Warcraft ClassicRanking Pointswill no longer exist, with a heavy emphasis on contribution points instead. Contribution points are calculated during weekly server maintenance, and they will be used to gauge a player’s seasonal PvP standing moving forward. Similar to the old method, these Contribution Points can decay if aWorld of Warcraft Classicplayer becomes inactive, but they won’t tick down indefinitely as Blizzard has set a baseline number for each rank, with demotions only resulting from dishonorable kills.
Honor milestones are the primary focus of the newWorld of Warcraft ClassicPvP ranking system, requiring players hit a certain threshold of honorable kills to rank up. Honorable and dishonorable kills have always played a role inWorld of Warcraft ClassicPvPranking, but Blizzard is attempting to reduce how many hours of “high levels of play” gamers are required to invest to upgrade their status. The newWorld of WarcraftClassicPvP method focuses less on the rivalry or boosting that a player may have with others in their faction and places the emphasis back on Alliance versus Horde.
Because there are manyWorld of Warcraftplayers that have already grinded through theClassicPvP system, the changes may appeal more to casual fans that still collect honorable kills. Although the adjustments have already been added to aWorld of Warcraftpublic test realm, it’s currently unclear when the new system will replace the old one on live servers.
World of Warcraft Classicis available now for Mac and PC.
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