GCHitler To Casuals : Nein

It appears that GCHitler may have gotten a strongly worded letter from the freshman intern that is running Blizzard's Sales, Marketing and Finance departments.  GCHitler, while not rescinding the elimination of the 2v2 arena bracket, has decided to throw the casuals he despises so much a bone: they can still earn current season gear, just not weapons and shoulders.  Oh, and they can't get titles.  GCHitler sent his lackey, Joseph "Bornakk" Goebbels to make the recent announcement:

After further consideration, and after hearing from many players, we are going to change how we approach the 2 vs. 2 arena bracket in Arena Season 7. We still think the 3 vs. 3 and 5 vs. 5 brackets will ultimately offer the best play experience, especially for very competitive gamers for whom game class balance issues are most noticeable. However, we recognize that many players just prefer to play in the 2 vs. 2 bracket and will miss the chance to earn the current season's gear. Therefore, we are going to still allow the 2 vs. 2 bracket to grant access to the current season of gear with three important exceptions: the current season's weapons will not be available for purchase, the current season’s shoulder armor will not be available for purchase, and players will not qualify for the Gladiator title/rewards unless you earn the appropriate rating in the 3 vs. 3 or 5 vs. 5 bracket. We look forward to the changes in the next major content patch and hope to have a great next Arena Season.

Emphasis mine. GCHilter was forthright in his own public statement which was refreshing:

I truly detest you filthy, worthless Jud--, er, casuals.  If it were up to me, you'd be wearing yellow armbands like the pariahs that you are.  Nevertheless, Brad our Santa Cruz State intern pointed out that 2v2 participation in season 5 was 3:1 over 3v3 and 14:1 over 5v5. In my generous mercy I have relented and allowed you pitiful kaffir plebes to still get your four pieces of PVP set gear and the offset PVP pieces from the current season.

Let no one mistake my intent here.  This decision reflects marketing reality, not my deepest desires, which are to ship you casuals off in cattle cars to the nearest death camp. But no, sorry, I'm forgetting myself.  We at Blizzard truly respect our playerbase, even the stupid, foolish majority that pay our salaries, and will refrain from completely eliminating the 2v2 arena bracket. Instead we have chosen a middle ground, namely to neuter it to the point of futility. I think we can all agree that a terrible bracket, like 5v5, is better than no bracket at all.

In conclusion, I want to reassure our RMP and cleave teams that 3v3 will remain the focus of arena PVP for the foreseeable future.  If you take away nothing else from this missive, please understand that we want to focus on skill. And that means the 3v3 bracket. Seig Heil!

Why 2's Is So Unpopular
Despite GCHitler's unrelenting hatred for the casual playerbase, it's worth reminding him how bad of a decision this is. He really should listen to Brad the SCSU intern when it comes to marketing decisions:

The numbers above are for Nightfail participation at the end of Season 5.  It's difficult to imagine a stupider marketing decision, but then again this is Blizzard we're talking about.  Fortunately we can all relax and concentrate on 3v3, that most balanced of brackets:


I wonder if 3's is dominated by FOTM comps? Nah!


Nothing To See Here - Suck It, Hunters!

Finally, Some Balanced PVP
The bottom line is that PVP in WoW was not, is not and will never be balanced due to the complexities of so many variables between classes.  But that shouldn't be a license for laziness and not even trying.  Ultimately a smart businessman seeks to serve as many customers as possible, not drive them away or attempt casualcide in GCHitler's many murderous fantasies.

So where do you stand? Are you excited that finally you'll be forced to run RMP/Cleave in 3's or some random 4 (5?) dps zerg team in 5's to compete?  Do you believe GCHitler that they can't balance 2's?

Questions Demand Answers.

P.S. Happy Independence Day!

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