Thisisdefinitelyanissuewe'llhavetokeepoureyeson,becauseitisaratherseriousissueasfarasWoWgoes.Saywhatyouwillaboutthearena,butbotchingtherewardsforsomethingthatstretchedformonthsandisaone-time-onlyopportunityisaprettybigdeal.Theplayersthatcameoutontopafterallofthat(cheesycompornot)reallydodeservestheirrewards,andfailingtofollowthroughisnotthewaytoencouragepeopletokeepplaying.
Ihavenodoubtitwillbeclearedup,butit'llbeinterestingtoseewhatthey'llneedtodotofixit.DidtheirsnapshotofSeason4priortoPatch3.0.2'slaunchnotworkasintended?Didtheypushthebluebuttoninsteadoftheredbutton?We'llfindouteventually,I'msure!
ThetoparenateamsofSeason4havebeeneagerlyawaitingthearrivaloftheirrewardssincethelaunchofpatch3.0.2,butthingshaven'tturnedoutquiteright.TheCustomerServiceforumisfullofreportsoftitlesnotbeinghandedoutcorrectly,andanongoingBlizzardinvestigationintothematter.Alittlediggingofourown(andafirsthandaccountfromourRogueguruChaseChristian)confirmsthatthere'saproblem,butobviouslywedon'tknowthecause.
Inalotofcases,thetop(thetippy-top,the#1)teaminabracketisreceivingthetitleofDuelist,whentheyshouldbegettingBrutalGladiatorandtheirNetherdrakepets.Playerswitharatingof2100orhigherareearningonlytheChallengertitleinsomecases,andIthinkit'svery,verysafetosaythatthoseplayerswouldbeinabrackethigherthanjustthetop35%.Season4isnotexactlyknownforhavingaglutofpeoplenearingthe2200neededforshoulders.
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