WotLK Arena Issues?

[pimpyafresh1]

So I've noticed 2 things about arenas since moltdown.
1) When you leave before a match begins your team doesn't receive a loss... pretty sure thats not supposed to happen.
2) Not sure if this was a bug, but when I used to enter arenas my item cds would reset, for instance Moll-E the portable engineering mailbox. It no longer resets. Was this a bug that got fixed?

Thanks :]

[Abbey]

1) When you leave before a match begins your team doesn't receive a loss... pretty sure thats not supposed to happen.

Preventative measure to combat MMR droppers.

2) Not sure if this was a bug, but when I used to enter arenas my item cds would reset, for instance Moll-E the portable engineering mailbox. It no longer resets. Was this a bug that got fixed?

Haven't seen anything mentioned in the change logs, but that does sound like a bug, if not an exploit. If they're no longer resetting, It's probably been fixed.

[pimpyafresh1]

Preventative measure to combat MMR droppers.

okay

Haven't seen anything mentioned in the change logs, but that does sound like a bug, if not an exploit. If they're no longer resetting, It's probably been fixed.

yeah me neither, that kinda sucks :( but I get it thanks!

[whoohoo]

Doesnt #1 (leaving issue) get abused a lot? Every time you face a team you might be able to lose against or you dont want to let them get rating, you can just leave and everything is fine. How is this less competition-harming than mmr-dropping? If rank1 and rank2 are playing against each other and r1 knows they have a good chance losing to r2, doesnt the current system encourage them to leave instead of fight?

Maybe you could use this current system for teams that are lower than 1,5k mmr, but for higher teams it seems ridiculous.