[5.4] Proving Grounds

[Sparkidy]

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[Normie]

If there was one feature I think risks being delayed until 5.5 or 6.0 (whichever is next), it's this.

I think they've been working on it since well before MoP went live, so it's probably ripe now.

I gather it was ready to go with MoP but got culled very near the end because the design or implementation wasn't up to snuff.

[chrisisvacant]

I'm really looking forward to this feature, however I'm not sure how well it's going to be implemented. The issue I see is that people will still ignore certain aspects (ie disarm or slow) by just overpowering the encounter (ie the monk daily quest told you to slow the one monk down but I would always just use touch of death instead). It also won't likely show you how to play efficiently and I'm not sure if they are going to update the training ground every time they change a spell or add something new (ie resto druids are changing quite a bit in 5.4 if all the changes happen).

However with my reservations I still think this is really going to be good for the game and I look forward to trying it out.

Using touch of death is part of the point of the daily.

[Herecius]

I hope they DON'T make these on leaderboards like Challenge Modes; the last thing this game needs is more shit for people to flex their e-peen and/or degrade others (e.g. "lol nub u don't even hav brnze proving grounds gtfo" or "leet gold proving grounds tank lf 14/14H SOO clear")

Leaderboards is precisely what has the ability to make Proving Grounds compelling as opposed to a distracting and limited amusement.

[Deleted]

This is amazing. It remembers me that I actually play a video game. Now I don't need even lore anymore! Great...

[mistahwilshire]

Leaderboards is precisely what has the ability to make Proving Grounds compelling as opposed to a distracting and limited amusement.

This. Leaderboards for the endless mode would give a compelling reason to continue playing it for some like myself.

[Airwaves]

Sounds like something nobody who needs to get better will use. If people don't get better on there own trying to force them to will not work. Waste of time. But no I still have to do shit like jade fucking temple for a whole expansion for vp because they don't have time for new 5mans.

[Normie]

This. Leaderboards for the endless mode would give a compelling reason to continue playing it for some like myself.

That will be interesting. Hopefully gear will be normalized for endless mode. For other modes, I would think that leaving gear alone would be fine.

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Sounds like something nobody who needs to get better will use. If people don't get better on there own trying to force them to will not work. Waste of time.

It's a way better way to break into a skill-required guild than having to post achievements that you don't have because you're not in a skill-required guild.

[mistahwilshire]

Sounds like something nobody who needs to get better will use. If people don't get better on there own trying to force them to will not work. Waste of time. But no I still have to do shit like jade fucking temple for a whole expansion for vp because they don't have time for new 5mans.

You're being very inefficient with your time if you're still using Heroics to cap valor at all.

[Normie]

You're being very inefficient with your time if you're still using Heroics to cap valor at all.

Heroics are great if you have a guild group, or maybe just 3 from a guild and then you can harass some unlucky tank and healer to gogogogogogogogogogogo

[MoanaLisa]

If the Proving Grounds somehow worked in a way so that the mechanics in there trained you in a similar way to the boss mechanics on the current raid tier, that would be amazing. I'm thinking of the way the mobs in the Stormstout Brewery educated you on the way the final fight would go, you know? Just a pipe dream, but I'm trying to improve the experience for all those future tanks out there.

I think it's just for starting out so probably not. For tanks though it would be really nice if you had like a menu of different fight types to choose from so that you could 'practice' a bit on mechanics. It wouldn't be the same as a real raid but probably better than nothing. A good thing to ask for if it's missing.

[Mormolyce]

If they're interesting and fun they could be great. Although I almost feel like WoW is getting to the point of having too many features!

I wonder if this will be max level only. It'd be cool if it scaled and was available at low levels.

[zoomgpally]

I'm just afraid that a new tank will be excited about rocking the Proving Grounds, only to be laughed out of their first LFR for not knowing that "those two mobs should have been tanked next to each other" or "why did you have him face the healers" and so on.

That already happens.

[mistahwilshire]

Heroics are great if you have a guild group, or maybe just 3 from a guild and then you can harass some unlucky tank and healer to gogogogogogogogogogogo

HScens are even quicker with or without a guild group. Shorter time and greater reward.

[Reyzzz]

Heroics are great if you have a guild group, or maybe just 3 from a guild and then you can harass some unlucky tank and healer to gogogogogogogogogogogo

Nope, wake up.

Excited about proving grounds, but wondering how will it be different from Brawler's guild from a dps standpoint.

[announced]

sounds like a good start. now if we could find a way to give players points for how much dps is done while moving, or knowing a correction rotation would be awesome.

like tanks do need to know boss encounters/mechanics as well as maintaining threat and not dying. like how tanking the wrong head in Megara gets u killed. or how tanks are assigned different jobs.