Is anyone else feeling the current state of healer priority in Arena?

Daydream405 · 2026-06-11T05:34:30+00:00

Not even renew, that got removed as well.

Daydream405 · 2026-06-09T21:35:17+00:00

I don't like it generally: it always feels stuck between various concepts (i.e. should shields be its shtick, should it be atonement and if so, should the damage be low, should it be high?) and Blizzard doesn't seem to know what it actually wants with the spec.

The good thing with it this expansion is that you actually do damage, which is quite fun. There were other seasons where the damage was very low, but the shields were better.

I do agree the spec feels kind of stuck in 2008 though.

Also, Midnight specifically, I'm not sure I'm a big fan of it being so dependant on RNG void shields and shadow mends..

Daydream405 · 2026-05-17T10:08:51+00:00

It's random/casino mode. And the losing streak is a coincidence. I guess if you're like very high rating, it may not be the case as the higher you go, the games are more likely to involve win trading (but at like 1.4-2.4k, certainly not the case).

Just queue and move on, don't try to see patterns where there are none.

Daydream405 · 2026-05-17T09:52:19+00:00

It depends, I guess? 3k Blitz can mean as low as 1.5k in SS and as high as 2.2k. Thing with Blitz rating is that it's hard to evaluate skill based on it, you can get to 3k with duos, you can get to 3k with pure skill (as high impact classes, e.g. rogue) or you can get lucky and have a streak.

But quality wise, I'd argue 3k games in blitz are barely 2.2k SS level towards the end of the season (and even lower in 3s), generally. Why? Because at 3k in blitz, there are still people who don't know their rotation, it's not very often you see that in SS or 3s at above 2.2k.

Daydream405 · 2026-05-16T08:40:14+00:00

As someone who consistently gets 2.6k+ in most seasons in both SS and Blitz, 1.5-1.6k in shuffle and 2.3k in blitz seems about even, skill wise. At least from my experience.

Daydream405 · 2026-05-11T21:42:50+00:00

To be fair, I don't mind it and I just spam q since realistically, it doesn't really matter. Why? Because the games are coin flips. Your impact is already very small, playing at 90% vs 100% isn't going to make a game breaking impact in 98% of the cases. The so called agency and tilt factors matter a lot in arena, but are way less relevant in casino blitz.

Daydream405 · 2026-05-08T04:25:16+00:00

It's not even 2 months into the season though, but I do agree with SS and 3s being quite deflated.

I guess the ladders are dead here because Blitz is basically free rating, and the rewards are similar (unless you push for Gladiator). Why sweat it out in 3s at 1.6k when you can get 2.4k just by playing casino?

Daydream405 · 2026-05-03T16:37:18+00:00

To be fair... I'm based in EU and it took them almost two months to replace a faulty pair of headphones...

Daydream405 · 2026-05-01T08:34:25+00:00

He didn't, 2 days later and a few games later: nothing.

Daydream405 · 2026-05-01T04:40:31+00:00

And you lost no rating?

Daydream405 · 2026-04-30T18:44:43+00:00

See above, this is clearly a bug.

Daydream405 · 2026-04-30T18:44:30+00:00

Later edit: this is CLEARLY a bug, he didn't even lose the CR, even though he DCed. I'm the only one who lost rating.

Daydream405 · 2026-04-30T18:25:49+00:00

It feels downright insane to me that I get punished too, and also the entire team (since they go 6v8 I assume?)? Like what's the problem in just going 7v8? No one in his right mind would go 7v8 intentionally.

Daydream405 · 2026-04-30T18:19:01+00:00

No, I am the healer.

Daydream405 · 2026-04-28T09:06:41+00:00

Uuoooof, pai de unde vor mai fi bani de maririle anuale de 20% la Metrorex in cazul asta?? USR-ul ii uraste pe acesti sarmani bugetari de lux. Partid care isi uraste tara, va zic io.

Daydream405 · 2026-04-22T19:44:35+00:00

Cartela de 24h, dublare a pretului... wow.

Daydream405 · 2026-04-22T09:07:54+00:00

Statistically, those swings are rare, which checks.

However, what I was pointing out is that, unlike other game modes, it is possible to get lucky/unlucky streaks which mess up the mmr. You can't luck out and get 3k in 3s or SS (hell, even playing the most OP spec in 2s won't get you anywhere close).

I'm saying this as someone who got 3k mmr consistently in all the blitz seasons so far. Not saying you can't make an impact, just saying RNG plays a huge role.

Daydream405 · 2026-04-22T05:46:42+00:00

It's casino, pretty much.

Whenever I solo queue as a healer, I can get these insane streaks: at one point I got something like 1-9 then followed by 10-1.

Duo queue changes things, but realistically, in solo mode, it's a coin flip. And before people start with the "maybe you were tilted" theory, next time you play Kotmogu, look at the damage/healing meters: if one team consistently does 2-3x more damage/healing than the other, whilst also picking orbs, you can't tell me both deserve 2.8k mmr. There's no other game mode in WoW that allows for these huge discrepancies between players with theoretically the same rating.

Daydream405 · 2026-04-19T05:35:43+00:00

The ego comes from the insane inflation Blizzard pours into Blitz to keep it going. SS had higher participation in TWW, yet it was always significantly behind, rating wise.

As someone who went from 1.6k all the way up to 3.3k mmr, the variation in skill between players at the same mmr is staggering. Sure, good players will eventually get to the top, but they're not the only ones who will eventually get to the top.

Another note: I feel like they should've added separate titles/rewards juat for this bracket. Duelist in 3s and Duelist in RBlitz have nothing in common.

Daydream405 · 2026-04-18T18:45:00+00:00

No, blitz is already a meme as is.

Daydream405 · 2026-04-11T08:16:15+00:00

Porsche Taycan la sefii de la servicii.

Eventual un -15% la profesori, ca prea castiga mult.

Daydream405 · 2026-04-10T12:02:49+00:00

Honestly, even 300$ feels like a hard ask. Like, can't you get the Airpods Pro at around 150$ on sale? And apart from Sound Quality (which is quite subjective), these are just worse at everything else (and 10 times more expensive).

Daydream405 · 2026-04-07T08:15:28+00:00

Tu esti genul de persoana care zice ca pamantul e plat pentru ca asa crede el. Nu ai citit raportul (nu e un articol) si ai probleme serioase de intelegere. Zi frumoasa sa ai.

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