A message from the PvP Team:
We wanted to give you a quick heads-up regarding some changes coming to the Ranked Arena map pool for Season 5.
We wanted to give you a quick heads-up regarding some changes coming to the Ranked Arena map pool for Season 5.
- Skyhammer will be added to Ranked Arena on a trial basis.
- Reasoning: The current iteration of Skyhammer is a far cry from what it was when it was released in 2013. We’ve made an effort to remove gameplay elements that prevented it from being a competitive map, such as deaths from fall damage and unavoidable secondary mechanics. We’re looking forward to seeing how this map performs in the ranked environment and will be keeping an eye on your feedback throughout the season.
- Battle for Champion’s Dusk (Stronghold) will be removed from Ranked Arena.
- Reasoning: One of our main goals for the revamp of leagues is to make divisions a more accurate reflection of skill. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to achieve this goal when players can opt out of playing an entire game mode within the league system and never face a significant proportion of the PvP player base. That said, we’ll be removing Stronghold for Season 5 while we evaluate the game mode for ranked play for future seasons.