Arena has slowed down because normal players don't win enough. If you want players to play then arena champs have to back out of some of the arenas and let others win. No one is going to keep throwing gold away for nothing or very little.
The arena is a product of the success of some...
Keep the limit on guild mate allowed to join an arena battle or we will go back to players cheating
OK, so after many many years of NOT playing arena, i started again. YES, you can all see that im in a guild with one of the TOP FIVE players. there are also a few others in our guild who play. SO, with that said the first part of your posting is not correct. I only had 100 wins when i started back up. ARENA is challenging and takes time, studying, watching and waiting. LIKE playing the PVP ladder. My wins (im proud to say) have been against some champs!!
now i AGREE with your SECOND part of keeping the 25% RULE. HERE is why.......myself and one other can join an 8 person arena, i cannot manipulate it. what does manipulating it do?? well, i and my guildies can SPEED UP putting BRICE in the number one position on top rated ARENA list by all joining the same arena with crap gear n crap moves fixing it so he can win. OR me, putting ME in top position....with none of the studying, watching, learning that the top players have done.
I lead a small guild, we get around this by all taking certain ranges, with some overlapping, SO it is not the 25% rule that is keeping the arenas from getting filled, its the lack of interest to the arena . I say BRING BACK THE GOLD ARENAs