Hello, I have decided it was time to earn my keep around here (yadda yadda same old same old) so in order to clear some things up, this is a joint post about the method you should use to exploit the new arena system. It is not a total repost, instead my version of how to do it, and where others may have erred. This method will show you how to get 2k or 1850 personal rating as a mediocre player
Requirements; What you will need:
1. A 2v2, 3v3, or 5v5 Arena Team at a rating of 2080+ (for 2k) or subsequently 1910(ish) for 1850 (Please Note: this is the easiest method of doing this, you can also start fresh at a 1500 team but it will take much much longer.)
2. The other players required for the team, (you will make your job much easier if you play a common setup that is known to be good with decently geared players in each slot)
To be able to get to a 1670 rating~ legit, without using this method.
The Method; How it works:
The way I did it, or I am doing it currently is in a 5v5 Team, it is also doable in 2v2 and 3v3 but I decided to kill many birds with one stone seeing as how I am well known on the server and I can get good players to help me out (this makes the process easier but it is not required). In this case I am leveling a priest's personal rating, which happens to be my alt.
We have a 2080 5v5 Team Ready to go, this allows for losses, since the patch the average personal rating is taken into account when queuing for a match, Example: Everybody in the team has 1500 personal rating so therefore you will fight teams at 1500 personal rating, even if yours or their team rating is 2k+. We run an easy combo to win with, in this case Eurocomp (as stated you should pick a popular combo). When you lose to a very low rated team, if your personal rating isn't anywhere close to your team rating your personal rating will still go up for losses.
(Eurocomp consists of a Disc Priest, Ice Mage, SS Rogue, Resto Druid, and Felguard Warlock.)
Take the person you are powerleveling, me for example, and play games with them normally. Everybody should leave and rejoin the team if anybody has anything but 1500 or below personal rating for the team. Play games as normal, you must be able to get to 1670 personal rating legit for this to work. Once at 1670 or 1700 personal rating, have everybody but the powerleveled character leave the team and rejoin. I have heard of people saying that the queues are based on whoever is queuing up, so for your sake choose somebody that has 1500 personal to queue.
Repeat the process and win or lose your personal rating will keep going up. Kick the people out of the team (or have them leave) and play games until you have your desired items.
Some Side Notes:
5v5 Is the easiest due to the higher chances of queuing against low teams considering you have 4 players' personal ratings averaged in.
The reason behind having a very high rated team to start with is because when you lose to a very low rated team compared to yours, if your personal rating is fresh or very low compared to the team's rating, your personal rating will actually climb, even from losses.
The requirement to get to 1670 legitly is there because it is a good stopping point before you are thrown into the mix of the good teams, (it is usually the cutoff point as I have learned from experience).
the reason behind this, ties to the side note about the personal rating climbing even from losses. Technically you could use a 2080+ team for 1850 personal as well, but chances are people will sell you a 1910ish one for much cheaper, (even though they are nearly worthless now due to the point selling fix)....A 2v2, 3v3, or 5v5 Arena Team at a rating of 2080+ (for 2k) or subsequently 1910(ish) for 1850...
If there is anything I need to clarify, please post here and I'll edit it.
Thanks
maul