MW PVP is just....bad

[Dizzyswiftz]

Currently a fully geared for my rating (233) MW Monk and I cant seem to get above 1800, at 1750 ish CR currently. I know a lot of people could argue "get gud" but i see so many places that MW is lacking as an overall class. Our heals are easily interupted because theyre all hard casted through soothing mist or otherwise and our one HoT can be dispelled easily as well. We lack utility that a WW can just bring instead and dont stand out as a healing class. Im currently leveling a druid to see what the difference is in ranked play, and im hoping for a better outlook. I just wish that blizzard would do more for MW as an overall healer and in PVP. What are your thoughts about Mistweaver currently in a PVP situation and PVE? I lack perspective from other players, and maybe Im just bad, feel free to chime in. Thanks for your time.

[melzas]

MW is just bad in PvP this expansion. They dominated in BFA so maybe blizzard decided it's their turn to sit at the bottom now.

It's definitely possible to reach decent ratings with mw though, but the problem is nobody wants to play with this spec. So if you are trying to push rating in 2v2 by going into LFG with "MW 1750cr LF DPS to push rival", chances are people who will sign up are either much lower cr than you or are hardstuck and desperate to play with anyone. And playing with really bad people generally will feel you more useless than you are.

Sadly this is how it's always have been for non meta specs in every content ever. If you want play something that's considered bad by the community, you better play with friends or get really good at your spec.

[Ealyssa]

As you said, Not breaking 1800 is clearly a matter of skill and not spec/class.

That said MW is on the lower side of the healer scale, that’s for sure. So if you are a mediocre player, playing a mediocre spec can’t help.
What may also matter is the amount of game you played. Being at 1800 with 50 matches isn’t the same as being at 1800 with 300 arena games.
In the first case, especially when pugging luck can be a part of the rating (a part, just a part). You may tag with weaker teammates, or tag against stronger counter comps, or more boosters, or just a bad day.
In the second case it just show where you belong. Arena rating isn’t a progression system, you can’t grind your way up. You have to improve your own skill to reach higher.

[Goatfish]

Isn't the pvp mistweaver game just to go Venthyr, pop Fallen Order and try to kill the other team in the 24 seconds of free, un-interruptible healing?

I'm not big into the pvp scene, last I checked it's mostly just a game of chicken where you hope your warrior/rogue/druid globals someone before you get globaled.