With Legion, PvP and the rewards in World of Warcraft will be completely different. The developers reveal what they had in mind.
Only one-tenth as strong as before
Legion wants to do many things differently in World of Warcraft than before. One of the biggest areas is PvP, which will receive a complete overhaul with the upcoming expansion. In a “Coffee with the Developers” post, they revealed how the rewards in PvP will be and what they had in mind. We have summarized the most important points for you.
It was already known that there will be “templates” for all classes and specializations that players want to use in PvP. This means that all characters will have certain base values to exhibit at least comparable strength in PvP.
Item levels (also “item level”) will still matter in PvP, but not as much as in previous expansions. Currently, each item level increases the player’s stats by 0.1%. So, if someone with item level 800 faces off against someone with item level 700 in PvP, they have nearly 10% more attributes. For comparison: In Warlords of Draenor, the difference was almost tenfold, where 1 item level provided almost 1% attribute increase.
Another new thing is that PvP gear will not differ from “normal” gear. However, there will be no more vendors selling armor; instead, it will be randomly awarded upon winning a battleground. Just like with questing and raiding, this gear can occasionally get upgraded. However, the basic item level will depend on the player’s rating in arenas and battlegrounds – those with a high rating will also receive items with higher item levels.
PvP also as a PvE player with Legion?
Lastly, concerns were addressed about raid players playing in the arena to easily obtain gear and vice versa. It was emphasized that mythic dungeons and gladiator-level arena are among the most challenging content in World of Warcraft – those who manage to complete them should have a slight advantage.
Overall, it is hoped that these changes will also make PvP interesting for players who have not been able to warm up to it so far. However, those who really do not feel like it will not be forced to participate. The best gear in “Legion” can be obtained from many different sources – PvP is just one of them.
For more news and articles about the upcoming expansion “Legion”, you can find it on our World of Warcraft game page.
- Also check out our overview post about World of Warcraft: Legion
