The transmog system in World of Warcraft has been revamped. But it is going to be much more expensive than most thought.
“Item level fades, transmog endures” is a wisdom among players who understand the true endgame of World of Warcraft: A properly filled wardrobe, ensuring you have the right transmog for every situation. With Midnight, there is supposed to be a new system that helps everyone to always have the right outfit. The first version of it is now active in beta – and is receiving harsh criticism. Because: It’s going to be expensive. Very expensive.
What will change? In Midnight, you no longer apply transmog to individual items, but to an equipment slot. So if you change the shoulders, this outfit will remain even when you acquire new shoulder equipment and equip it. The need to “transmog again” is thus eliminated.
You can save multiple sets that can be switched automatically or manually. For instance, you can set it so that Outfit A is always worn in raids, but Outfit B as soon as you enter the housing area or Outfit C as soon as you are on a mount.
800,000 gold if a character wants all slots
How expensive is it? The real costs lie in unlocking the outfit slots – that is, the number of transmog sets you have saved and can switch between as desired (or based on set conditions). Everyone gets two of these slots for free; the rest must be unlocked manually – on each character anew.
| Outfit Slot | Cost for the slot in gold |
|---|---|
| 1 | Free |
| 2 | Free |
| 3 | 100 |
| 4 | 500 |
| 5 | 1,000 |
| 6 | 5,000 |
| 7 | 10,000 |
| 8 | 15,000 |
| 9 | 20,000 |
| 10 | 25,000 |
| 11 | 30,000 |
| 12 | 40,000 |
| 13 | 50,000 |
| 14 | 60,000 |
| 15 | 70,000 |
| 16 | 80,000 |
| 17 | 90,000 |
| 18 | 100,000 |
| 19 | 100,000 |
| 20 | 100,000 |
In total, unlocking all 20 outfit slots on a single character costs 800,000 gold.
Additionally, there’s another change. Because if you want to give your character a new design in the current retail version, you pay about 1,000 gold – depending on item level, a little more or less. In Midnight, this price rises to around 6,000 gold. Although this outfit is then “permanent” and tied to one of the new outfit slots, it is still a drastic price increase.
Roleplayers are the losers of the new system
Who benefits from the system? The clear winners of this new system are all players who only use a handful of transmog sets and switch them depending on the situation. Then, there are initial (higher) transmog costs, but afterwards you basically have the desired look “forever”.
Who loses in the system? According to the current state, the clear losers are those who often switch their transmog set in many different ways, which likely affects the RP community the most. Those who frequently make small adjustments to transmog sets and give their character a new look often will have to pay high 6- or even low 7-figure amounts with the new system. Ironically, it hits the group of roleplayers who have probably enjoyed the transmog system the most, while at the same time spend the least time in content where they earn a lot of gold.
However, it is important to emphasize that all this information comes from the beta of Midnight and this is the first version of the new transmog system.
Depending on the community’s feedback, Blizzard will surely make some changes and possibly work on the costs or the behavior of the system. Because if the new system is worse and more expensive than the old one for many players, this approach will surely be reconsidered.
Anyone who wants can take a look in the beta for themselves, as you can basically play right away.
