At least that’s what I thought once I found out season 5 would be coming to a close shortly, along with the Arena Points being reset. I was planning on banking my points until I could attain the rating for the purples, but I don’t see that happening this season. Oh well, at least I have enough points to obtain all 5 of my Savage pieces.
Arena was really rough this season – well, for me at least. I chose to remain BM even though 99.9% of the Hunter community went Survival for both PvP and PvE. I just couldn’t bear the thought of keeping the beautiful pets I’d worked so hard to get all stabled up. 
The unorthodox combo of BM Hunter and Arms Warrior provided an uphill climb as well.
Even though I’d changed my point-of-view towards arena and viewed it as more fun vs. competition, I still couldn’t help but feel that S5 was the least enjoyable of all the arena seasons. The ridiculously high burst coupled with the overall lack of resilience made for some pretty lopsided matches. It’s difficult to strategize when you’re getting 2-3 shotted by Arcane Mages, especially when they’re standing on top of the pillar in Ring of Blood and your pet and/or teammate can’t get to them. o.O
Overall, I’m excited about the next arena season and post Patch 3.1 in general. The addition of the new pet talents is going to make our 51 point talent a much better value. Those extra 4 points are going to make a world of difference finally. Pets will be putting out more damage, while also being harder to kill. That’s pure win. For BM Hunters especially, the reworked Cunning Tree is going to offer a wealth of possibilities for PvP. This build is looking good for my Chimera. Go ahead… try and focus-fire him down. I dare ya. 
