Reminder: Arena Runs Automatically Ending for Taverns of Time - Free Arena Ticket Chance!
It is that time again, another Arena event where Blizzard will be retiring all unfinished arena runs to level the playing field so everyone can start off the same. There will be 28 new arena only cards added to the drafting pool for the duration of the event, you can read about them here - Arena Exclusive Cards 2.0 (The Taverns of Time).
What Does This Mean For You?
You have two options.
- Do not finish your current arena run.
- Finish your current run, but start a new one.
Why is that? Well, you will get full rewards for the number of wins your unfinished arena run had at the moment of the reset + a free arena ticket which means you will get free arena rewards equal to the number of wins of your run.
Free stuff!
The ideal scenario is you play out your last run before the start/end of the event and leave it at X-2 (X wins and 2 losses), that way you maximize the amount of rewards you will get. But obviously playing out arena run takes time, so that is on everyone's best judgement to determine whether the time invested is worth it for them or not, but ...
... even leaving the arena run at 0-0 (0 wins 0 losses) and literally retiring your next run from the Free Arena Ticket at 0-0 will net you at least 2 WW packs + some minor amount of gold/dust (~20) for the price of only 150g, which means, that if you were planning on buying even just two WW packs, this is worth doing for you, even if you absolutely hate arena and don't want to play a single game!
Alright, that is it, folks! Don't forget to start your arena runs in time! Can't wait, this should be a fun event :)
PS: the Arena ticket in question here is another extra arena ticket you will get if you do this, not the one that everyone will get for the event!
Honestly, I believe the community would complain for a few days and then just forget about it. It's not that big of a deal; much less than the Tess non-nerf.
I think it's likely that we will get an additional ticket for unfinished runs. People reading the article should still be made aware that we don't have any guarantee other than prior events (like with Yogg vs. Tess for instance).
The critical piece of missing information is that the new arena event starts tomorrow, June 11.
Well, Im an idiot...
Just finished my arena run 5-3 and saw the message that sign-ups are disabled.
I just started one on NA.
For what it is worth.
Cut this guy some clack with the downvotes, I also managed to just start an arena run at the time of typing. I'm guessing it was already disabled for EU
Blizzard used to give free tickets for forcefully retired runs, but I don‘t think they ever confirmed that they continue to do so.
If it is just speculation on your part, it should be stated somewhere in the article that there is some risk involved in following your advice.
I don't think they can just forcefully retire a run without ticket refund considering they cost real life money
They do already give a ticket to everyone for the arena event. I don‘t think they have to give an additional one for unfinished runs.
Also, didn’t this happen to unfinished runs of „Constructed Arena Brawl“ when the respective brawl ended?
Brawl ≠ arena.
Nice reminder, little late though...
https://imgur.com/a/wVO4BlB
Do not finish your current arena run to start a new one. It is now impossible to start new runs until tomorrow
Nice one blizzard