Someday, we’ll learn how to take pictures. We killed him three weeks ago or so, but this was the first time we could almost pose. Someday…

BTW, Arena signups on our forums for Ainur members.

If anyone else is interested in casual Arena groups, post on our general forums.

Posted on February 20, 2007

Q: Can you add a team member after the season started and will he get ranked according to the teams accomplishments?
A: Yes. The rating is tied to the team, not each individual member. As such, if a person leaves a team, he/she will lose his/her rating, but will not lose any arena points that have already been accumulated.

Q: If you are within the top 0,5% in several brackets (e.g. 2v2 and 5v5), do you receive 2 different titles and 2 mounts?
A: It is the same title regardless of the bracket, so the player would only have 1 new title. However, they should get 2 mounts in the mail.

Q: Do you have to learn the riding skill for the armoured Netherdrake or will you receive it with the mount?
A: The mount requires 300 riding skill in order to use.

Q: How are Arena points awarded for the different teams?
A: Arena points are awarded on a weekly basis, but will be tallied and awarded during the maintenance.

The award amounts have been adjusted slightly and break down in the following fashion:

• 5v5 matches will award a full allotment of arena points.
• 3v3 matches will award 80% of the allotment.
• 2v2 matches will award 60% of the allotment.

Q: What are the costs for the arena charters?
A:

• 2v2- 80g
• 3v3- 120g
• 5v5- 200g

Q: I can’t turn in my arena charter, what can I do?
A: Some players are having problems turning in their charter if it is not in a slot in their main backpack. Try putting it there since it seems that is where the system is looking for it.

Q: To get the maximum of arena points, do you have to participate in all 3 formats?
A: You only gain points each week from the team that would give you the most points that week, so you don’t have to participate in all 3 teams to get the maximum of arena points.

Q: Why do you handle it this way? Why do you not add all the arena points together from all the formats?
A: If we combine your points from all three formats, then we’d be forced to balance the rate at which you gain rewards around the expectation that you’re doing all 3 formats to the best of your competitive ability. Instead, we’d rather allow you to be “serious” about one of the formats and have the option to take the others less seriously if you so choose.

Q: Is there a nice visual way to show the difference between the brackets ratings and points.
A:

Most of this post stolen from Blizzard’s FAQ.

 Ainur members should discuss Arenas on our Battlegrounds forum.

Posted on February 20, 2007

Weeks behind, but I’m lazy on the website.  We killed High King Maulgor a couple weeks ago, but still haven’t gotten a good screenshot of it.  Prince Melchizidor has been killed by both of our Karazhan running groups, also a few weeks ago.  And hey, we actually had someone on the ball and take a picture of it.  Not a good picture, but grey on grey with everyone in horribly mismatched gear is always amusing.

Posted on February 20, 2007