Blizzard Looking to Convert Solo Shuffle in Rated Solo Queue in Dragonflight with Rating and Rewards

Live Posted 2022/04/21 at 11:36 AM by Anshlun

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This presentation today was not a complete exhaustive list of everything that is new or changing in Dragonflight, just kinda the biggest beats. On the PvP front, a couple of the things that we're working on. First off, probably not a huge surprise to a lot of folks who follow our discussions of this, the Solo Shuffle Brawl that we introduced recently in Eternity's End. Setting it up as a Brawl was always meant as a little bit of a test run to try it out, get feedback on it, help refine the queue system and so forth but it's something that we want to convert into a rated mode in Dragonflight so that if you want to solo queue and have a competitive PvP experience where you're matchmade based on rating and you can earn progress, earn gear and participate and compete that's something we want to offer there.

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Comment by ZelionPog first, i might actually pvp nowComment by Spectorelsounds cool to meComment by AtiaensAwesome! Now do a solo queue for rated bg's pls <3Comment by TomatoPhalangesTime for me to finally do Rated PVP!Comment by Shaila1Thats awesome. GJ!Comment by Varrak93Awesome! Now do a solo queue for rated bg's pls <3Comment by cordell9ok I would do this, Ive always wanted to PVP like that but dont have a groupComment by VSozonovWell since gear will be pretty much irrelevant for pvp in DF there is no reason for this mode to not have its own rating.Comment by Thoreyathank god. ur gonna see so many people use this mode instead who just wanna solo q all day and be left aloneComment by XarenossAwesome! Now do a solo queue for rated bg's pls <3Comment by ChachioI really think the rating should be based on your spec (or at least Rank 1 achievements). Simply put, there are specs that are better suited for solo que. For example, there are classes that work with almost any other dps in the game (for example, ww or warrior), and specs that rely on coordinating with others.Comment by XaleaYAY! At last! Basically this is what we had in vanilla, though that worked differently. Arena and e-sports greatly damaged PVP in WoW and this is a HUGE step back in the right direction!Comment by 1sixthsI really think the rating should be based on your spec (or at least Rank 1 achievements). Simply put, there are specs that are better suited for solo que. For example, there are classes that work with almost any other dps in the game (for example, ww or warrior), and specs that rely on coordinating with others.Comment by 1sixthsAwesome! Now do a solo queue for rated bg's pls <3Comment by 1sixthsWell since gear will be pretty much irrelevant for pvp in DF there is no reason for this mode to not have its own rating.Comment by JlopezImagine if they would have this now:

every brawl:

mage
priest
rogueComment by gomis96Awesome! Now do a solo queue for rated bg's pls <3Comment by neuvo..Comment by dokeefe1986good. i submitted this exact feedback. i think when it was first introduced, people thought we would get rating from it. the whole point was to make it like an lfg for arena. otherwise its just skirmish with extra steps basically. i would actually do it if we could get rating, and so would many others. but in its current form, its pointless other than for a little fun sometimes.

edit. i also submitted that this mode should contribute to vault slots. that would also go a huge way in making it appealing. the worst part about low cr rbg and arena right now is how long it takes to form a group. and then reform when it falls apart after almost every match for rbg, even if you win. the waiting and games are so long sometimes that people have to go do irl things. its not viable for vault slot unlocking imo. solo queue brawl arena would be perfect for achieving this imo.Comment by VSozonovWell since gear will be pretty much irrelevant for pvp in DF there is no reason for this mode to not have its own rating.

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