Seasons Seasonīegan four weeks after the launch of Wrath of the Lich KingĮnd corresponded with the opening of the Crimson Hall in Icecrown Citadelīegan one week after the launch of Mists of Pandariaīegan three weeks after the launch of Warlords of Draenorīegan three weeks after the launch of LegionĮnded with the release of Antorus, the Burning Throneīegan with the release of Antorus, the Burning Throneīegan on Januwith the release of Battle of Dazar'alorīegan on Jwith the release of The Eternal Palaceīegan on Januwith the release of Ny'alotha, the Waking Cityīegan on Decemwith the release of Castle Nathria.Įnded on June 28th at 10:00pm PDT, the night before the release of Patch 9.1.0. † Gladiator titles also award players with Master Riding and a Custom Gladiator mount (first season awarded ). Team members who have been in at least 20% of a top arena team's matches and are within 100 personal rating of the team's rating, in each Battlegroup, will receive a title according to their standing (highest to lowest):
In this way, players are encouraged to once again begin gathering points with which to purchase new, more powerful gear.Īt the end of each arena season, players that rank among the highest ratings within the 3v3 and 5v5 brackets are awarded titles marking their accomplishments. The ilvl from a rank 4 and rank 5 hasnt changed, but instead of a big step from 4 to 5 (both in ilvl and honor spent), you have now 2 smaller steps (and the end result should be the same, amount of honor and end ilvl). All Arena Teams begin at 0 team rating and must climb their way through the ranks. Once you have your team of 2, 3, or 5 players ready, you can queue for arenas by talking to an Arena Battlemaster. Typically, the previous season's non-elite Conquest Point PvP rewards are made available for Honor Points, while a new tier of items is made available for purchase with Conquest Points. If you’re not familiar with how the Arena system works, read our article on the honor system updates for Burning Crusade Classic. With each new season, the available PvP rewards are also refreshed, although the exact details of this process vary. Matchmaking ratings are sometimes also reset at this time. When a new season begins personal ratings are reset. Those characters eligible for end-of-season rewards (see below) are then determined, and rewards are typically awarded within one or two weeks of the end of the corresponding season.Ĭonquest window between two seasons, telling players that there is currently no active PvP season.
Any Honor above the 4,000 cap will be converted into in-game currency at a rate of 35 silver per point. Once the latest season has ended, arena and rated battleground matches will be unavailable for one week, and all Conquest Points will be converted to. While the length of time between seasons varies, there is a PvP season active most of the year.ĭuring a PvP season, players can join rated arenas and battlegrounds in order to obtain which can be used to buy powerful PvP gear. These seasons also usually coincide with PvE seasons. A season usually starts one week after the release of a major patch and ends when a new major patch is released. season 13 is called Tyrannical) and rewards. PvP seasons or arena seasons are periods in which rated PvP combat may occur.