hould Racials be removed from Arena?

by Naive at March 9th, 2008 in General |

There have been rumors circling around that racials will eventually be removed from Arenas. No more Shadowmeld, Will of the Forsaken, etc. Personally, I’d really be against this change. From a competitive PvP standpoint, it would be a good change, but part of World of Warcraft is that your character is different than other characters. I believe that most racials are balanced; yes, some seem more powerful at first glance, but all of them have their place.

World of Warcraft inherently needs balancing, but taking out racials would be a bad step. It would be like giving everyone 5/5 Vengeful Gladiator, free enchants, free gems, and their pick of loot. Yes, this is used for competitive LAN PvP arena where every team gets their pick of whatever gear they want. However, this game has never been like a First Person Shooter where everyone starts with the same gear. World of Warcraft is more about tailoring your character to your play style and being able to be unique from everyone else. Jewelcrafting brought the best of this customization to WoW and I believe Inscription in Wrath of the Lich King will help to do the same.

Blizzard, if you’re listening, please do not take racials away from arena. Racials are part of what separates players from other players and taking it out of the game will further reduce the individuality of people’s characters. Instead, you should further bring out the individuality of players as you’ve done with Jewelcrafting and are planning to do with Inscription. More individuality, not less.