Originally posted by: BF04
Hi, I am little confused on the PvP since I am still somewhat new to WoW.
I have started PvP with my Paly who is lvl 32. I only do BG, escpially Aritha Basin as I like that map. Is their something I am missing about the # vs # arena's ? Will I not be able to get other items. I know it is season 3, but no idea what season 1 or 2 was.
Also, if anyone has a good talent spec for PvP for a Paly I would like to see one.
thanks.
1. The Arena: Arena pvp isn't available until lvl 70. There are three different team sizes. 2v2, 3v3, and 5v5. Evey arena team has a rating based on win/loss ratio. Teams are matched based on their rating so you never have really good teams go up against bad teams. Based on your rating, you a certain number of "arena points" each week. Arena points can be used to buy gear.
2. Seasons: Season one officially started when the Burning Crusade expansion was released. Each season last 3-4 months (I'm not sure exactly and can't look it up at work). We are now in season 3 which started about 3 months ago (I think). With each new season they introduce a new set of gear:
Season 1: Gladiator's
Season 2: Merciless Gladiator's
Season 3: Vengeful Gladiator's
You used to only be able to buy the arena gear only with arena points but now you can buy the season 1 gear with the honor points and tokens you earn in battlegrounds. I can't link to any of the items because all the wow-related sites are blocked at work but someone might be nice enough to do it for me.
3. Talent Specs: At your current level pretty much any spec is viable. On my pally, I did a lot of pvp at lower levels using a protection spec. Reckoning + holy shield, which you can get at lvl 40, dominates against melee characters but is especially weak against casters. Retribution is decent at best at lower levels but far outpaces protection for DPS eventually. Holy spec is good at pretty much any level (unless you hate healing like a lot of people do), and is arguably the only viable spec at lvl 70 if you're serious about arena pvp.