Season 4 Rating Requirement Increase?

MMO-champion was able to get a glimpse of some new Season 4 gear today right before they were taken off the armory and noticed a surprising increase in required personal rating for the shoulder items. Instead of a rating of 2000 which is the requirement for season 3 shoulders, the rating requirement has been increased to 2200.

Also note that these stats are probably outdated.

hmmm, thats gonna make s4 pretty rare. Not too many teams are above 2200. I really dont know bu im guessing only like 100 or so per server. I guess thatll be cool since only the true best will get them, but it just reminds me how ill never be getting them

Yeah, it does make them mean more for those that do get them, but with a requirement that high I think I can dismiss any chance I'll have for getting them, till they become welfare epics next year.

I've heard that the S3 rating requirement is gonna go down and the S4 is gonna get what the S3 had. That's gonna suck if the rating goes up.

If thats the case then I'd just as soon get s3 shoulders over s4, I don't think there is much of a different between seasons that are 1 apart.

No the new ratings are for S4. S3 will simply be lowered to 1800 for weapons 1950 for S3 shoulders. Boomkins roll with rogues, priests with rogues, hunters with rogues and we all get S4 shoulders.....

damned the overpowered rogues

***ATTENTION***

WoW Forums -> Season 4 Requirements and Arena Changes

While Season 3 is still going strong, we wanted to announce ahead of time the rating requirements that will be present for arena items once Season 4 begins. We also wanted to give everyone a heads up to some changes that will be in an upcoming patch, altering how points are gained and players are matched in the arena system. The patch with these changes is scheduled to release before the start of Season 4.

First though, the rating requirement changes:

When Season 4 begins, Season 3 items will be reduced in personal and team arena rating requirement to:

Shoulders: 1950

Weapon: 1800


The new Season 4 items will have the below personal and team arena rating requirements:

Shoulders: 2200

Weapon: 2050

Head: 1700

Chest: 1600

Legs: 1550

Gloves: none

Off-hand: none


In addition, some of the Season 4 quality items that will be purchasable with honor will also carry a personal and team arena rating requirement:

Boots: 1700

Ring: 1650

Bracers: 1575

Belt: none

Necklace: none

Trinket: none


The Season 2 items, which will move to the honor system when Season 4 begins, will continue to have no rating requirement.

The changes to the rating requirements for these items reflect the nature of the items, their power, and the relative difficulty that should be had when attempting to obtain them. These items are comparable to those found in the newest 25 person raid zone, Sunwell Plateau, and should therefore also feel very challenging to obtain.


To help ensure that the challenge in obtaining these items stays true to those achieving these ratings, we'll also be implementing new rules with an upcoming patch to curb practices that undermine the core concepts of the arena system.

These rules are as follows:

"If a character¡¯s personal rating is more than 150 points below the team rating, they will earn points based on their personal rating instead of the team rating."

This means that a player cannot join a highly rated team and begin earning points based purely on the pre-established rating of the team before they joined it. They'll need to compete, improve, and gain a personal rating worthy of the points they would receive.


"If the average personal rating of the players queuing for a game is more than 150 points below the team¡¯s rating, the team will be queued against an opponent matching or similar to the average personal rating."

This means that players cannot join a highly rated team and immediately face highly rated opponents, easily and quickly bringing their personal rating up. Instead they'll need to again compete, improve, and earn their rating.


We're excited to see these changes implemented, which will continue to emphasize the strong competitive nature of the arenas, and the challenge in obtaining the highest end rewards available for PvP.


***NOTE***
This is an offical blue post enjoy =(

Yeah I noticed that one a couple of days ago...I think I will probably continue to get season 3 gear even when season 4 comes out since most of it has a rating requirement I probably can't reach and s3 will be discounted.

While i am looking forward the wotlk!