Subscribe to the BlogOur biggest challenges right now in 2v2 are the rise of all the Lock/Healer teams. They have a large advantage over us, since they have the freedom to freely cast Crowd Control during most of the match. We run our comp extremely aggressive in most situations, to help mitigate their ability to do that.WoW Insider: What's your opening strategy? What do you like to do as soon as the gate opens?Helpless: Our goal right out of the gate is to get in combat as soon as possible and pull the fight away from obstructions. WoW Insider: Which mods do you use -- how have you customized your screen?Helpless: I use mostly vanity mods, but Afflicted and Gladius are my main Arena mods.WoW Insider: How do you work out target designation? (Does someone call it out, or is everyone on their own to figure it out?)Helpless: Right now, we are to the point where we have an aggro list for each comp we encounter. But, yeah, we always call out players caught in bad spots and take advantage.
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WoW Insider: How do you schedule your playtime? Do you try and work during "good times to queue?" Is this different now than in previous seasons?Helpless: Our peak times when we're available are usually in the late afternoon. That seems like it's a peak time in general, based on the variety of teams we usually face.Lately, with all of the teams rerolling, we have been playing too many risky games against high rated teams. They are starting over at ~1500 which usually cuts our playtime short if we can't consistantly beat them. Hidden ratings are lame!WoW Insider: What's been the biggest change in your strategy between each bracket of ratings? (1500s, 1600s) Is there a big change for this season?Helpless: Toward the end of the grind up, we definitely had to adapt with the competition and begin doing alot more switches. I have found myself playing a lot more offensively to help with pressure