#1 - July 19, 2011, 7:06 p.m.
I would love one solid reason for why I'm not allowed to do this other than "but then what would you do when you hit 85?"
Let me spend my honor Blizzard
I would love one solid reason for why I'm not allowed to do this other than "but then what would you do when you hit 85?"
#7 - July 19, 2011, 8:09 p.m.
07/19/2011 12:56 PMPosted by ShutupMy definition of a solid reason is one that makes sense. Is there any player that considers this to be a valid idea?
What Aarschott explained to you does make sense. Level-85 PvP gear is intended to be earned and awarded to level-85 players. There is too much potential to "game" the system and stockpile really powerful gear so that you're fully equipped when you hit 85, if we were to allow you to buy level-85 gear with Honor you earned below the level cap.
The same applies for PvE gear. If you want powerful endgame items, you need to earn them via playing through endgame content.
#37 - July 19, 2011, 8:40 p.m.
07/19/2011 01:18 PMPosted by GristlejackWhat Aarschott explained to you does make sense. Level-85 PvP gear is intended to be earned and awarded to level-85 players. There is too much potential to "game" the system and stockpile really powerful gear so that you're fully equipped when you hit 85, if we were to allow you to buy level-85 gear with Honor you earned below the level cap.
That sounds suspiciously like "Working as intended." I think what he's asking is why it's intended to work that way?
Why don't you want a player having honor gear the second he/she hits 85?
It's not necessarily good entertainment to go and get your butt kicked repeatedly in BGs for 150 sessions before you can begin to compete.
There are crafted items available to level-85 players which will help them substantially when first setting foot into Battlegrounds or Tol Barad. Getting a hold of this gear isn't too difficult.
The fact is that endgame progression is its own experience. Leveling is a very direct and obvious act of progression, but that changes when players hit the cap. Progression then trends much more toward itemization -- you have to participate in the endgame experience to get more powerful gear. But as I said, there is underrated entry-level crafting gear which can be very useful for helping to ease PvP-oriented players into level-85 Battlegrounds.
#48 - July 19, 2011, 9:07 p.m.
OK, then why do we start earning Justice Points at 70? We can stockpile them till we have 4K; so if this really is your reasoning, why don't we get our JP/Honor wiped when we ding 85? I mean we didn't earn them doing endgame content, why should we be able to buy a few pieces of gear with them?
Just like removing VP from T11, this is another example of the complete lack of thought put into these details...
No, that's exactly the point of the design. If you enjoy doing some leveling via Battlegrounds, you're afforded the opportunity to buy up to two pieces of epic item level 371 PvP gear when you hit 85. You can then use gold and/or crafting materials to fill out just about every other slot, plus use enchantments, gems, and reforging to get your character into a competitive state for collecting additional epic Honor gear.