So basically, we have next to no choices to make with our PVP gear?
No reforging, no gems, reduced enchants, no professions to consider, and even Garrisons will have next to no effect on our gear.
Although I think WoD is going in the right direction, the above is certainly a huge step in the wrong direction imo.
I want the option of creating different 'builds' for my toons to try out and play with
I too agree that it's kinda lame to take away gear customization like that.
It wasn't some great fun mechanic by any stretch of imagination, but doing stuff like having one helmet with pvp-meta for increased survival and another with int+crit%bonus for better healing, or reforging to max out on useful stats depending on comp you play, was another (albeit shallow) layer of depth to the game.
That being said, it's also good not to have to worry about this stuff + it seems we have more off-piece options (Ashran reputation off-pieces!) now, so maybe we'll have more customization than we expect.
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In other words, exactly what they're best for right now.
Enchants are far more diverse and powerful in WoD; you can choose any stat you want. There are also (as always) multiple versions of certain PVP items with different stats.
On the whole you aren't really loosing much customization, it's just all been consolidated into enchants and gear choice.
I like it. Less mandatory stuff to do when you acquire gear. Less if-then-but-maybe crap when it comes to balancing. Better pve-pvp gear separation (I personally dislike that, but I can see why they would do it).
Overall a good change probably. Though might hurt the JC's pocket a bit.
There won't be gems. You'll be customizing stat builds just by buying different pieces of gear, some may even sacrifice 4sets just to get a little extra haste or something similar. Though I do think it makes it quite boring to not have tertiary stats on PvP gear, it bogs down the RPG aspect of the game to not have customization for the sake of equality in competition.
at first glance, but active jc'rs will make bank selling rings and ring uprades since you can't get better upgrades then what the max upgrade ring will be for at least a month, along with you know getting 2 of them.
Although I dislike the limited customization options for specing, healers can't tweak their spirit/ survability options, specs like shadow can play very different from crit to mastery stacking. But time will tell.
I actually like it better without gems + reforging.
The downside however is if you want to change specs you'll likely need different gear for all your off pieces.
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