Earlier today, Blizzard clarified how Arena points are calculated in the current Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary season, after adjusting rating requirements for PvP weapons.
The goal is to make sure players around 1700 rating can realistically afford their weapons, which now require fewer rating points but still cost a large amount of Arena currency.
How Arena Points Work
Arena points are awarded weekly based on your performance from the previous week:
- You must play at least 10 games in a bracket to receive points
- You get points from the bracket that gives you the highest reward
- Different brackets give different value:
- 2v2 = 76% of base points
- 3v3 = 88% of base points
- 5v5 = 100% of base points
Blizzard says the updated formula better fits the current season length and reward requirements and may be adjusted again in the future based on further player feedback.
You can read the full official post from Blizzard about this below.
Calculating Arena Points in Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary
Now that we’ve got an Arena season up and running, we want to make sure the real formula for Arena point calculating is known.
Why Make Changes?
Throughout the original Burning Crusade and Burning Crusade Classic, the Arena point formula has been adjusted many times. We’ve adjusted the formula for two major reasons:
- To accommodate the varying lengths of Arena seasons.
- To compliment the ratings requirements on rewards.
Coming into the current season, we adjusted PvP weapons to only require 1700 rating to buy, instead of 1850 rating. PvP weapons have a fairly hefty Arena Point cost, so we want to make sure that players approaching a 1700 rating earn enough Arena points to afford their PvP weapons alongside their other gear.
A Refresher On How Arena Points Work
Points are awarded at the start of each week, based on what you did in the previous week.
- You must play at least 10 games in a bracket to be eligible for points at the end of the week.
- You receive your points from whichever eligible bracket would give you the highest number.
- For 2v2, a multiplier of 0.76 is applied when calculating points. For 3v3, the multiplier is 0.88. 5v5 points are not reduced in the calculation.
The Formula for Burning Crusade Anniversary in the Current Season
… Where “r” is rating and “p” is the base points based on that rating. And then based on the bracket, we adjust the points so that 2v2 = 76% of p, 3v3 = 88% of p, and 5v5 = 100% of p.
And then, looking at the final point reward from each eligible bracket, we determine which one is the highest of the three and give you that many points.
Thank you very much!
We’ve arrived at this formula for the current Burning Crusade Anniversary thanks to all of those who tested the PTR with us and gave us valuable data to work with. We feel that it best aligns with our current goals for Arena play, and we’ll continue to pay close attention to Arena players to inform future adjustments we might make. Thank you for your feedback!
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