The PvP scaling from World of Warcraft is history. The pre-patch has almost completely removed the system.
The new Patch 9.0 in World of Warcraft went live yesterday. Besides the major changes to character customization and the level squish, there are also many things that have changed “quietly and secretly”. One of them allows PvP players to breathe a sigh of relief. The PvP scaling with all its pitfalls and bugs has been removed.
What was the PvP scaling? PvP scaling was introduced in WoW to create a bit more fairness among players. Characters with poor equipment received a small boost, while heroes with stronger gear were slightly weakened. This was supposed to make PvP feel fairer and ensure that battles at least lasted a few seconds.
That, however, was not the case. Many players found the system to be unfair, and some even found ways to exploit the mechanics and kill other players completely naked. For some tricks, you could even be invisible and take out enemies from stealth.
What is it like now? With the pre-patch 9.0, the PvP scaling has been abolished. Abilities now deal the same amount of damage on both players’ screens. The corresponding values are adjusted by equipment and then not further modified. It is therefore always worthwhile to wear good gear and improve.
An exception seems to be made for trinkets and certain proccs, as Rextroy shows in his video. He should actually receive over 150 strength from a trinket, but he only gets just over 90 – presumably because he is otherwise not wearing any gear and the trinket scales with the item level of the whole character.
And what is Rextroy doing now? Without the strange PvP scaling, the player Rextroy probably has to turn to new methods to achieve bizarre or fantastic feats. He will likely return to soloing bosses or see if he can find another kind of exploit suitable for funny videos. In the upcoming expansion Shadowlands, we will surely see more of him.
Are you happy about the abolition of PvP scaling?
