they made these tokens for so many years and dont expect disappointment for making 1 token that could turn into any of the 16 slots and unavoidably people will end up with 5 belts and 11 bracers instead of a fully equipped alt?1 step forward 2 steps back is how blizzard seems to work since bfa launched
The randumb part of this needs to go
200 ilvl with a RNG involved ? no thank you i can all ready get 197 ilvl in 1 day of leveling to 60 thanks to covernant gear.
So 1 '' RANDOM '' item with '' RANDOM STATS '' for 1k Stygia piece with some possibility of improvement (which will probably have to be done on alts) .... what nonsense Blizzard is trying to feed us again and what all will have to be put for Stygia to disguise that it is another useless currencyif Blizzar wants to pick up the Stygia award and combine a "catch up" mechanic, so let's get an item to increase ilvl for the Covenant armor set ..... (like WTF why make new ones, focus on fixing and balancing the game i***ts)this "random" item crap is nothing more than slavery for players to use the newly added unnecessary content in the game
Fine u buy 200 ilvl for alt and thats it u MUST get all the grind reputation on that alt to upgrade this 200 ilvl because we all know that 200 ilvl is nothing u get nowhere with 200 ilvl partially eq because for sure there wont be those items for every slot similar to nazjatar...
I have to say, I love a lot of WoW but I really really get disheartened when every patch my gear has to be replaced. I’m sure many people enjoy constantly pursuing gear but I personally like to get an ilvl that feels good and then I can kind of set it and forget it and focus on doing activities/collecting etc things I want. But each patch erases that and forces me to re-gear not because I want to or it’s fun but because I feel weak against mobs if I don’t. I am literally forced into chasing a carrot. I’d rather almost not worry about gear and simply enjoy the content but apparently chasing gear is content. Thanks blizzard. I know it’s my opinion and many won’t like it but it’s how I enjoy playing.
Thank Elune!Catch up gear makes having lots of alts more bearable. I don't care to hardcore gear out every single one of them, but want them to at least be able to kill things comfortably. Hopefully WQs will reward them too like in Nazjatar.
I'm okay with this. So stygia will go from giving you power (sockets, conduits, torghast and maw buffs) to giving you optional nice to have but not necessary things such as catchup gear for alts, mounts, pets and cosmetics. This is really good imo, people won't feel forced to do the maw and those who like the maw can still get something out of it. I don't see how this is bad for anyone.Now all they need to do is give covenants, Torghast and the archivists (Korthia) the same treatment (remove power gain, have rewards be cosmetic only) so people don't feel forced to do them while also rewarding people that wants to do them. It always felt weird to me how Blizz is like "Oh, you wanna do m+, raid or pvp? Well, you better go grind some renown, farm some stygia and do a couple of Torghast runs for those conduits, sockets, soulbinds and legos! What, you don't want to do all that? You just want to do the content you like? I guess you also want to do bottom dps, be hardstuck at 1k rating and deplete +4 keystones lmao. Good luck with finding people that wanna play with you when you suck ass, loser!".This change is definitely a step in the right direction but it won't mean anything if they end up just moving the power gains from the maw and Ve'nari to Korthia and the archivists.. Please Blizzard, don't make the same mistake twice, you still have time to change this before 9.1 release.We get anima from almost all the content in the game, you could just let us use that to upgrade conduits and buy sockets etc instead of forcing us into another chore. It's a lazy fix but I'd take it any day over doing the same !@#$ but with a different name for another 6 months..I really hope they figure out a way to detach soulbinds, covenant abilities, domination gems and legos from covenants and Torghast, I hope they replace the rewards with cosmetics and catchup gear like they did with the maw, I hope they change their minds about the upcoming socket and conduit acquisition system and I hope that it never makes it into the 9.1 release. Honestly, if I could choose between the 9.1 socket/conduit upgrade system or not having any sockets or conduit upgrades be in the game at all, I'd rather have them not be in the game at all instead of feeling forced into daily chores. If you want people to log in and play the game every day, focus on making a game that people enjoy and want to play instead of coming up with chores that players don't enjoy but feel forced to partake in just so they can stay competitive in the content they actually enjoy. You drive your players into a burnout and make them quit the game with these %^&*ty systems and then you do a bunch of layoffs and micro transactions to make up for the loss of revenue.It's actually disgusting how you put all your effort into milking money and participation from the fans of the game that have endured and stuck around all this time instead of focusing on bringing in new players and making the game as enjoyable as you can make it for those that have supported you for over 15 years. Jeez, I can't believe this update that I initially reacted to in a positive way made me end up ranting about the state of Blizzard and World of Warcraft. I guess I'm just tired of the way things are.
You knew this was coming - catch up gear is how Blizz makes WoW feel alt-friendly. Glad all 11 of my alts are already 195+ and only two left to hit renown 40. Playing the game, what a concept.