Arena team
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An Arena team is a team of 2, 3 or 5 players formed to compete in the Arena PvP system.
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Creating a team
To create an Arena team one must purchase an Arena Charter from any <Arena Organizer> NPCs:
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"King" Dond - Located at The Ring of Trials in Nagrand
- Bip Nigstrom - Located at Gadgetzan in Tanaris
- Steamwheedle Sam - Located at Circle of Blood in Blade's Edge Mountains
- Kanika Goldwell - Dalaran Sewers
You must be level 80 to purchase one;[1] they are available in three formats:[2]
- Arena Team Charter (2v2) - 80
- Arena Team Charter (3v3) - 120
- Arena Team Charter (5v5) - 200
Once a charter is purchased, it must be signed by the number of players the Team Charter is for, and then returned to an <Arena Organizer> to formalize the team and select the team banner.
As of season 6 (Patch 3.1) newly formed teams have their Team Rating set to 0 that you must raise by fighting against other groups. Before patch 3.1 the first time the Arena Team is created, it starts with 1500 Team Rating. To leave or disband a team, you can type /teamdisband team_type or /teamquit team_type (where team_type is 2v2, 3v3, or 5v5).
Team rating
Each team has a Team rating. This rating reflects how well your team is doing in the Arena PvP system; the higher your rating, the better. When you queue up for a fight, the matchmaking system uses your rating to find a suitable match if the average personal Arena rating is a 150 points range of the Team rating. Every time your team wins a match, your rating goes up, and every time you lose a match, your rating goes down. The amount by which your rating changes depends on your team's rating compared to the other team's rating – if you win against a higher ranked team, your rating will improve more than if you steamrolled a weaker team. Similarly, losing against a weaker team will hurt your rating more than losing against superior enemies. The exact formulas are a bit more complicated than that, but the basic idea is similar to the Elo ranking system used for professional chess.[3]
At the end of each week, your Team rating is used to calculate how many Arena points your team will receive for the week. Your team must have fought a minimum of ten matches per week to be rewarded with Arena points, and a player must have been in at least 30% of all your matches to be eligible for that week's points. It is important to note that the points you receive in a given week is determined by only one team, and not from a combination of all your teams. Whichever team you are a member of that would receive the most points after accounting for Team rating and team type becomes the sole source for your points for that week.[3]
The transformation from your Team rating to Arena points starts off as a linear function, but once you go beyond a certain rating threshold, the function becomes logistic. This means that you will see a significant payoff increase once your Team rating goes beyond a certain point, but the high-end spectrum of the ratings will eventually notice diminishing returns. In addition, 2v2 and 3v3 teams are subject to a handicap where they receive less points than a 5v5 team with the same Team Rating.[3]
References
External links
WoW Armory Arena Calculator (US) WoW Armory Arena Calculator (EU)
