I think Ive read through all of the pvp info and didnt see any mention of solo que for arenas, ranked or otherwise...
I think Ive read through all of the pvp info and didnt see any mention of solo que for arenas, ranked or otherwise...
Tis unknown my good sir. Blizzcon had a surprising lack of announcements for pvp. What they announced was a brand new pvp zone that will always have a battle going due to cross realm and the new arena system where if you want to gain rank and prestige you have to arena at the appropriate time.
im sad. Sometimes you just want to log in for 30 minutes and jump right into some 3s.
In the past they argued against it based on "some numbers" they've supposedly "analyzed" and thought it would be a waste to put it back in the game. Then of course as Blizzard does with almost everything they supposedly claim, backpedaled and have stated a few times that they were thinking of adding them back in. They haven't really brought it up recently as nobody has really complained about it recently.
I'm pretty sure there were blue posts talking about it during 5.1-5.2 ish area because players then were already bored of the game to the point where there was nothing better to complain about. Unfortunately for you OP, thanks to the new expansion reveal, people will have numerous things they think they understand and will complain about so trivial issues like skirmishes will probably be swept under the rug for the time being.
The skrimishes are basically going to be the New Trail of the Gladiator. It's a new arena ladder in WoD that uses tournament rules. Everyone uses the same gear when you que up. But, you will only get rating during predetermined times to combat exploiters. You can still play the Trial of the Gladiator during the off times, but you will not lose or gain rating during it. There you go, your new skrimishes. Then again, you won't get grouped up with random people, you still need a group ready to go to que up.