Like the title asks, since they've removed upgrading in 5.2 what is the current model for spending VP?
Like the title asks, since they've removed upgrading in 5.2 what is the current model for spending VP?
522 gear is Throne of Thunder raid gear. There is no new gear coming out that we can purchase with VP. Only 5.0 and 5.1 gear. New rep factions will not have valor gear to buy with VP. The big question everyone is asking is what is the point of valor in 5.2 since you cannot buy anything new or item upgrade via points.
There is new valor gear in 5.2 it's just not from dailies faction(sunreaver/kirin tor) but from the raid instance faction(shado-pan assault).
I'm glad that's the case, but it is also a bit curious. Since you can run as many LFR runs you want, rep is probably a lot lower then in LFR ?No you get rep from LFR as well.
And you know this is not the case this time because...?
After a certain threshold, reputation is only gained on boss kills. In LFR, this reputation might very well work like loot by being only awarded for the first kill per week. There has been no information given about this yet though.
Yes, and that was a problem with 5.0, which they fixed in 5.1 by introducing the upgrade system.
If they take away the upgrade system they should at least add a couple of BoE items you could buy with Valor, like they have done in previous expansions.
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I don't, I'm just guessing. But I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't add something like that since they didn't have those items for 5.0/5.1.
Changing every single slot for ilvl 522 items is going to take a while, it always has been and always will be.
So you'll most likely spend you VP on 2/3 items which you mean close to 2 months of farming and maybe there will be 5.3 at that point.
You use them by Raiding, the New rep that includes epics is a Raid rep, so you'll run the new raid and get rep from bosses and possibly trash. I dont expect it to be like the ICC rep, where you can just run trash runs and get revered in no time. Just in case, you dont actually raid, yes you will be able to get it from LFR.