tommyguns wrote:
honestly, 2000 is near impossible for anyone except the most dedicated of the dedicated. the synergy of my new 2v2 teammate(BM Hunter) should take us to 1650 by this week or next. however, the 1800 bracket is jam packed with overgearness. but, we'll see what happens.
That's exactly my point, really... or, well, you got close enough to it.
In the 1400-1500's, you're up against a lot of people who just plain suck or have worse gear than you. Most of them are probably in the process of gearing up for the arena while adapting to the style of PvP it encompasses and trying to hammer out strategies for the pairs they encounter.
There's no such thing as "overgeared" for the arena. There's only "geared for the arena" or "not geared for the arena". And the closer you get to 2000, the less gear is an issue. Once everyone is in arena gear, winning through brute force based on out-gearing your opponent is no longer possible. At that point, skill, strategy, and often above all, class matrix and spec define the victor.
That's why Retribution Paladins generally fail to reach a rating beyond purely where their gear will take them. They don't have the tools to be a power spec in the arena. Their lack of mobility and other overbearing weaknesses
will be exploited by the better teams/players out there and they don't bring any strengths great enough to compensate for it.
Honestly, I wish you and your partner the best of luck, but... as I've said, thus far your showing hardly proves how WTFPWN Ret is. I realize you're beyond that nonsense, I just don't want anyone else to get a false sense of hope from your post here.