I’ve come to the conclusion that I am really, really bad at 3v3. I’m not sure exactly why that is, but I am exactly the opposite of the description of super uber. In fact, I really think that if I put a monkey at the keyboard, he would perform better at 3v3 than I would. Of course 3v3 is not anywhere near as bad a 5v5 for me, but that’s a post for another time.

A few nights ago my regular 2v2 partner, Galyan (Holy Paladin), and I found a guildie (an Enhancement Shaman) to come with us to try 3v3. Being a new grouping, I expected the learning curve to be high, but perhaps not that high.  We certainly lived up to our team name (Team Splatt), however, and went 5-15 that night. I guess it’s actually not as bad as I’m making it out to be. I tried 2v2 for the first time last season and I think I went 2-8 in my first 10 games. I’ve had a lot of practice and read up on some strategies for 2v2 since then, so I’m starting to get better.  In fact, I think I’d go as far as saying I’m not horribad anymore!

There is also a lot to be said about having a good team dynamic. I got comfortable with my first 2v2 partner (a Disclipline Priest), and we started win more as we could better anticipate each other’s moves and develop strategies for specific team makeups. He decided to leave the game for a while, but I found another Discipline Priest and the above mentioned Holy Paladin to do 2v2 with me each week. It took a while playing with each person to really get comfortable with their playstyle (and them with mine), but after a while something just “clicks”.  For example, last night I did some 2v2 with the Paladin and we went 15-5. Vent is nice to have during arena play, but its much better to have a level of familiarity with your partner so you don’t always have to communicate via words.

So I guess the moral of this story is that if we keep on playing 3v3 matches each week, something will eventually “click” and we will start to win a few more battles. If not, maybe I’ll hire a monkey to play the matches for me.