What's a Gladiator Made Of?
What makes Rank 1 players so amazing? What can multi-season Gladiators
do that single-season Gladiators cannot? How come do I go that extra
distance and avoid another season of Duelist? How can Rivals step it up?
What's a Challenger to do to break the ice? Where does a Beginner
start? These are the questions I will be tackling this week. I'll be
exploring the difference between the skill level and consistency of
players between the different rankings (Multi-Glad, Single-Glad,
Duelist, Rival, Challenger, Beginners).
Before we start I want to mention things that I won't be taking into
consideration. These are factors that do not directly affect how good a
player is between the ratings and create too much of a hassle when
trying to identify the exact difference between each ranking.
Things not taken into consideration for the purpose of this article
-Your Battlegroup
-How hard you try and how often you PvP
-The gear you are wearing
-What comp you play
-How good your class is this season
Remember these are the things that I'm not taking into consideration.
These things DO matter as far as getting certain rating, but it makes it
too hard to tell the difference between the rankings without excluding
these factors first.
The Beginners
We'll start with the chumps, the newcomers, the learners: the Beginners.
What does it mean to be a Beginner? Are you the absolute worst player
on the planet? Of course not. Beginners just need to go in a good
direction and start learning basic arena gameplay. Let's go over common
themes that Beginners have.
Beginners, let's be honest, you guys are pretty terrible at PvP. You
don't know what the best abilities to press are and at what times to
press them. You don't have the best gear. You might ask questions like:
"What the heck is Line of Sight?", "What makes a comp good?" "When
should I use my defensive cooldowns?" or say things like: "We died so
fast, what could we have even done?" or think "Why do I need to be 2200
to play with other good players?"
Can anyone even help me?
Hold it there buddy. You're not ready to step into the arena. Veteran
arena opponents will ruin you faster than you can say 'Realz'. Let me
introduce to you your new opponent.
Do not underestimate what you can learn from battling this formidable opponent.
No, this isn't some joke. The best way to begin your PvP adventure is to
start with the basics of the game. You need to learn what the best
buttons to press when attacking or healing are. This part can be very
simple or you can get really technical with it. I would just go for with
simple path for now. We're going to visit a well known site:
www.elitistjerks.com
Here, through the PvE forums, you will find valuable information about
each healing and DPS spec. You can learn your best stats, your top DPS
rotation, your best enchants, and other key information.
A typical Shadowpriest DPS Priority
With that said, Elitist Jerks is a PvE Healing and DPS site. You're just
trying to learn the basics from them. Don't copy the exact talent
specs, glyphs, gearing, and gemming. If you think you're going to run
around arena in PvE gear and spec with 0 Resilience think again! If you
don't want to sift through that information you can watch PvP videos and
see what abilities they prioritize. For some classes this is easier
than others, but you should take the time to learn the basics before
stepping into the arena!
The Challengers
Next up is the inexperienced, the not-so-deadly, the tunnel-visioners:
the Challengers. You're done with those training dummies. You are
finally ready to break it down in the arena, but do you know how to
handle yourself in there? You know what line of sight is, but do you
know how to use it? You know the DPS rotations, but can you keep up with
the other things going on? Let's find out more about common Challenger
traits.
I'll go over DPS first. They generally make poor target choices, or
better yet find a target and tunnel it until it goes down (or not) in an
arena match. If they get crowd controlled at all, they are trinketing;
whether it was a 1 second stun, an 8 second blind, or a frostbolt snare,
they have to get back to their target!
Healers, you're next. You guys tend to have next-to the worst
positioning possible. When you're healing you lose a sense of what is
actually going on in the match and tunnel vision your party health bars
to make sure they live, even it it means running straight into the enemy
Death Knight and Warrior.
And finally Challengers, do not use or do not look at their focus frame.
Even if you do use it: do you know what you're looking for on it? Do
you know who to focus each game? Let's talk about what Challengers need
to do to improve.
What's a Challenger to do?
I recommended this in my old blog and I still recommend it today.
Whether you are the healer or DPS you can work on this together. Go into
a battleground with a friend (1 healer 1 DPS). Try to get into
engagements with 2 DPS at once and try this out. Put one of them on
focus (generally a caster class) and watch what they cast. Do this while
killing the other target or healing your partner. If you can watch
exactly what they are doing and heal/do damage at the same time - you're
one step closer to becoming a better player.
Rivals
Next we'll move onto the Rivals. What does it mean to be a Rival? You
understand the basic concepts of arena battle. You don't run straight in
the open and die anymore. You understand that when someone is Deep
Frozen with a Rogue on them that they are in big trouble, but what is
there still to understand? Let's find out.
I'll start with DPS again. Rival DPS still generally tend to chase one
target, but know to get off of them if they are chasing them way out of
line of sight of their healer. They will swap targets based on this more
than anything else.
Time to criticize the healers! You know to generally stay by pillars to
avoid getting controlled. However, once the action gets going you lose a
sense of where you are and why you are at that pillar. You start
drifting away from the pillar as you start to panic. That Mage is trying
to sheep you. That Warlock is trying to fear you. When the going gets
tough you end up crowd controlled or swapped to.
Rivals, you know to use your focus frame, right? Don't worry about
knowing exactly who to focus, instead think more about what you want to
use the focus frame for and what to watch out for. If you can think of
those things then you will know who to focus each match because you know
what you want to watch for.
A focus frame lets you keep track of important things such as enemy casts
Rival Improvement?
These concepts will be very difficult to execute at first, but with time
you will learn them. You need to learn the art of correct defensive
cooldown usage. First, keep track of your own team's defensive
cooldowns. You should be communicating with your teammates when you
think you need extra healing or when a defensive cooldown is needed.
This does not just mean when a player is low on health. Second, you need
to track the enemy's defensive cooldowns. The focus is more on swapping
than anything else. Rivals know how to deal high amounts of damage so
you will force cooldowns by attacking a target. Once you see a cooldown,
though, I want you to try something new. Once you see that Anti-Magic
Shell, Pain Suppression, Barkskin, Cloak of Shadows, etc try switch
targets. It doesn't matter if your target was at 20% or 30% health, it's
almost always best to swap targets. Their healer will still be trying
to heal the person at 20%, but when you get someone else is to 50%,
you've just made their job that much harder. Play around with this idea
of swapping based on defensive cooldowns and you will surely improve.
Duelists
We'll follow with the Gladiators-to-be, the almost-there, the hard
workers: the Duelists. You guys are almost there. You understand Line of
Sight now, even as DPS when you know you're in trouble. The focus frame
is a piece of cake now. Swapping? Hah. You're masters of that now. What
gets you to that next tier? What brings you to the next level? What's
it take to get that sweet yellow Arenajunkies helmet!?
Let's go back to the beginning. As a beginner you learned the proper way
to DPS a target. You attack it with your best spells and kill it as
fast as possible. When's the last time you took a look at your DPS
rotation?
Is your DPS rotation out-of-date?
Has something changed over the past couple patches to change that
rotation? Is a PvE rotation of spells the best rotation for you? Is it
better for you to split damage between targets? What about burst? Isn't
that something necessary in PvP? Ask yourself these questions. There's
always something you can do better every game as a DPS. Think about when
you use your offensive cooldowns. Is it best to use them at the start
of the game every time? Should I save Shadowfiend for mana? Is it good
to use Deep Freeze in the opener? Should I Recklessness instantly or
should I wait? I'm sure your DPS ability usage could use some work.
How do I go that extra mile?
To get to that final goal of becoming a Gladiator we're going to need a
lot of practice. Be critical about your play. Record your games via
streaming, FRAPS, or any other program. Watch yourself. Question
yourself. Don't question your teammates, just yourself. Could you have
used Line of Sight there? Look for mistakes that make you exclaim: "Wow,
I could have reflected that Frostbolt" or "I could have just killed him
here." Find out what you did wrong and what you did right. Repeat the
things that worked well; correct the things that did not.
Take some time to learn about all the different abilities in the game.
Do you know how long Divine Shield lasts? What's the cooldown of Divine
Protection as Retribution? As Holy? What's the duration of Cloak of
Shadows? How does Impact proc? What does Fingers of Frost do? What
school is Mana Burn? Know the game. Take the time to learn ALL the
abilities and figure out what to do when you see them. Next, get a feel
for how much damage a spell should do normally and how much a spell
should do with trinkets/cooldowns up. It's much easier to know when to
use cooldowns and when you are fine when you understand where the damage
you are taking is coming from.
One-Time Gladiators
Whether you are a Gladiator from seasons past, or you're a Gladiator
from last season looking to repeat your success, this section is for
you. You know how all the abilities in the game work. You've watched
your games and critiqued your own play. What's next?
Continue recording your own play if that is possible. It's difficult to
have someone else critique your own play and it is rude if you try to
critique others without them asking for you to. Now is the time to start
coordinating with your teammates. Reading through previous passages you
could easily be convinced the main type of PvP in this game was solo or
2v2. You're playing 3v3 or 5v5 to get your Gladiator. You need to
coordinate with your partners! Let's go over how we do that.
Many players simply do not know what to say in arena. Let me talk about
what to communicate and why communication is so important.
What to communicate:
-When you have cooldowns up and you're attacking a player
-When you just used a defensive cooldown
-When you trinket
-When an enemy player trinkets
-Things you are doing that may be good to know (running to fear someone,
Frost Novaing someone, running out of Line of Sight to kill someone)
Why communicate?
Sure they can see what's happening, and you might be saying something
they already know. However, if everyone communicates those things
throughout a game, suddenly your team can concentrate on other things
like line of sighting better or managing their cooldowns better. Once
you get communication and coordination down you are one step closer to
becoming a better player and a consistent Gladiator.
Multi-Season Gladiators
We'll finish off with the triumphant, the victorious, the multi-helmeted
Multi-Season Gladiators. What makes players at this caliber so good?
Why do they always get Gladiator regardless of their composition or
their gear or the season? Let's discuss.
First of all, you can't be a Multi-Season Gladiator unless you have fun
with the game and the people you are playing with. You don't need the
best of the best players at your side to get Gladiator. Find people you
enjoy playing with and work well with to make it to the top.
Multi-Season Gladiators do one thing better than everyone else and it's
precisely what the Single-Season Gladiators need to learn: communication
and coordination. RMPs in the past have been the best example of this.
The great ones were able to coordinate their kills with chain crowd
controls, heavy burst damage, crazy swaps, and great team play. They
know each others game so well they could play almost as good without
verbal communication.
Here's one thing to really work your heart on to become a Multi-Season
Gladiator or even a rank one player. Make an effort to use chain crowd
controls on not just one, but multiple players at once. Sheep the Priest
with a Kidney Shot on the Rogue and a Fear on the Mage. Do this while
coordinating damage and managing enemy cooldowns and your own cooldowns.
Watch your own play, critique yourself.
Don't get caught up on the flashy stuff shown in PvP videos.
Sure he Shadowstep Kicked that heal, but does that make him a great
player? As Day[9] would say "Learn how to be a better gamer." We'll
learn more in the coming weeks on just how to do that. Till next time.
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