World of Warcraft nerfs one of the best gold-making opportunities. Last chance to make a profit from it.
Since the release of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, there have been small patches or hotfixes almost every day that fix bugs and issues in the game. However, a change is coming that hits players’ gold. Starting next Wednesday, there will be significantly less gold from emissary quests and the associated paragon quest.
What is changing? The gold reward from emissary quests and paragon rewards will be reduced by a whopping 90%. Quests that previously awarded 2,000 gold will now only give 200 gold. The same goes for paragon boxes, which previously contained an average of 4,000 gold. After the patch, they will only give about 400 gold.
Paragon boxes were given whenever you had collected another 10,000 reputation points with a revered faction in Battle for Azeroth.
What does that mean? In plain terms, this means that gold acquisition from the old content of Battle for Azeroth will be drastically reduced – at least for emissary and paragon boxes. If you still have a paragon reward pending, you should claim it by Tuesday, December 8th at the latest. Because with the maintenance on December 9th and the start of Season 1 of Battle for Azeroth, the reward will then be worth 90% less.
Why is Blizzard doing this? There is no exact answer from Blizzard, but these nerfs have been implemented by the developers in previous expansions as well. Presumably, it is to keep the current content interesting and worthwhile. No one should feel compelled to play old content to easily and effectively acquire gold.
How to get gold in Shadowlands? In the Shadowlands expansion, there is a “calling” at your covenant sanctum every day. This is basically the counterpart to the emissary quests from Battle for Azeroth. The reward for this quest is a box that guarantees some gray items that you can hand over to the next vendor. Typically, these items are worth between 2,500 and 3,500 gold.
Do you think this is a reasonable step? Or are you annoyed that Blizzard is stifling another reliable gold source in its infancy?
