Alt Artifact power catch up mechanics need to be introduced asap

[djprada]

Hi Guys,
I remember they mentioned some type of catch up mechanics for alts during one of the interviews and since then I haven't heard anything.
As of now it takes as much time as your main to level alt's artifact power. There is also no catch up mechanics for switching specs etc and everything is gated through out Garrison 3.0

What are your thoughts on this?

[Deleted]

my thoughts are that when i leveled a alt in week 3 of the expansion, the first artifact research already took 3 days instead of 5. so the mechanic is already in.

[Deleted]

You mean artifact knowledge? You know that thing that takes less time for characters that haven't been played this expansion.

[shonist]

i leveled a DH the day before the 4th week. and im on the 2nd gold trait. and im 840~ and my main 850.
Idk how but it was really really fast.
Dont even think about it, just go and play it.

[Life-Binder]

As of now it takes as much time as your main to level alt's artifact power.

no, less, because your alt will have 3-4 days duration instead of 5 for several of his AK work orders


the catch-up has been in the game since Legion launch, it will just magnify (aka the waiting for AK will be reduced even more) as the expansion goes on

[VooDsXo]

Hi Guys,
I remember they mentioned some type of catch up mechanics for alts during one of the interviews and since then I haven't heard anything.
As of now it takes as much time as your main to level alt's artifact power. There is also no catch up mechanics for switching specs etc and everything is gated through out Garrison 3.0

What are your thoughts on this?

I mean I did the "Quest" to get my off spec weapon but it was already unlocked to 3 relic slots...The knowledge is increasing in speed. TBH I've accidentally spent power on my off spec weapon and pretty much got it to a viable area...so I don't know what you've been doing or wtf lol but it is in and working and its only a month into the Xpac...

[Darometh]

Artefact Knowledge already has catch up mechanic. If you are below the highest knowledge level, it only takes 3 days instead of 5 to complete the research

[bdecker12]

I mean I did the "Quest" to get my off spec weapon but it was already unlocked to 3 relic slots...The knowledge is increasing in speed. TBH I've accidentally spent power on my off spec weapon and pretty much got it to a viable area...so I don't know what you've been doing or wtf lol but it is in and working and its only a month into the Xpac...

Then you had already finished your class story if you unlocked it with 3 relic slots. This is not the catchup mechanic.

[TheVaryag]

my thoughts are that when i leveled a alt in week 3 of the expansion, the first artifact research already took 3 days instead of 5. so the mechanic is already in.

That's still not good enough, that's not really good catch up mechanics, needs to be more, and by the way the crates you find that give AP? It's like 10 AP per crate, even the ones In Suramar... SURAMAR... where we get like 100+ AP per anything but the hard to get treasures give 10? That's unrewarding as hell.

[Tradu]

Artefact Knowledge already has catch up mechanic. If you are below the highest knowledge level, it only takes 3 days instead of 5 to complete the research

It's not 3 days specifically. It's 1-5 days depending on how close you are to the max AK currently attainable.

[Regalbeast]

Oh you mean the game that's been out for 4 weeks? Blizzard doesn't "need" to introduce any catch up mechanics for at least 6 months but I would prefer a year.

[Deleted]

That's still not good enough, that's not really good catch up mechanics, needs to be more, and by the way the crates you find that give AP? It's like 10 AP per crate, even the ones In Suramar... SURAMAR... where we get like 100+ AP per anything but the hard to get treasures give 10? That's unrewarding as hell.

Sounds like you haven't unlocked AK1 yet. You get more AP per item per AK level. And with each AK research being done faster as time goes on, the catch-up mechanic should be fine for most people.

[NightZero88]

Sounds like you haven't unlocked AK1 yet. You get more AP per item per AK level. And with each AK research being done faster as time goes on, the catch-up mechanic should be fine for most people.

That's not true actually. The treasures that you get from the chests are pitiful. I'm at AK5 and I get like 30 for those idol things. It's almost as bad as those trinkets you can equip on your followers that give 15 or 25 gold for each WQ you complete if they are with you. Seriously Blizz, 15g?!

[Wild]

free plz, me need much, gimme leg ehm I mean gimme AP free!!!111

What I really meant was, plz no free shit. WoW has always given lots and lots of free loot. At least save the AP from it!

[cuafpr]

what they need is passive resource generation again capped at like 500/week and level 1-5(10 later) of AK unlocked at level 100 vs level 110.

[ItachiZaku]

Oh you mean the game that's been out for 4 weeks? Blizzard doesn't "need" to introduce any catch up mechanics for at least 6 months but I would prefer a year.

I'd agree to this. NOW? No. Later? Sure. Blizz just gave us all half a dozen free level 100s with the invasions, now people want free 110s with level 35 artifacts. FFS.

[Deleted]

It's not 3 days specifically. It's 1-5 days depending on how close you are to the max AK currently attainable.

Yep, it goes faster the more you are behind... the problem though is that it does not actually "catch up" ever, so it's not really a catch up mechanic, more a "always be a bit behind characters that played the expansion from the start"-mechanic.

[Blur4stuff]

if there were an endless number of traits to purchase it would matter

but...

[Rotted]

hit 110 two weeks ago on my main (I started playing roughly a hour each day two weeks before that), been extremely casually leveling the DH for the last 5 days, I'm on 105, and have a few decent points invested already, and a ton of AP items in my bags ready, Its probably not great, but its not been a drag either in all honesty

[Deleted]

That's not true actually. The treasures that you get from the chests are pitiful. I'm at AK5 and I get like 30 for those idol things.

Working as intended.

Base item = 10AP
AK5 = +200%
10+200% = 30AP