PvP Gear in Legion?

#1 - March 3, 2016, 3:36 p.m.

So, I'm a little confused. At gamescom and Blizzcon I heard that there weren't gonna be any pvp gear in legion at all. But now with the latest alpha patch, that adds the pvp system in. Blizzard said "It has all the functions but not yet the PvP gear. We will add in the PvP gear in a later patch." So what does this mean? WILL there be PvP gear in Legion?

Aerythlea

Community Manager

#3 - March 3, 2016, 5:31 p.m.

You will still be able to earn gear from PvP'ing in Legion. This is a topic covered in the blog post from late last year, which provides details about the Legion PvP system:

In Legion, you’ll earn gear simply by completing Battlegrounds or Arenas. In rated matches, the quality of the gear will be increased based on your rating. Of course, that's in addition to the Honor you'll earn towards unlocking your Honor Talents.

We're also doing away with the idea of PvP-specific gear. Since your stats are pre-determined, trinkets and set bonuses are disabled, and your item level gives only a small increase, we don't need to worry about making you wear a separate set of gear in PvP. So, in Legion, gear is gear, regardless of where you earned it, with no PvP-specific stats or fluctuating item levels, and the best players in both PvP and PvE content will be able to earn the best gear.

The full blog can be found over at: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/blog/19994381/legion-pvp-preview-12-16-2015