BRF ilvl change, so WoD will have at least 3 raid tiers.

[Deleted]

Looks like 4 tiers actually. First time since Classic!

Wasn't Wrath 4 tiers?

[Eon Drache]

This still doesn't make it two raid tiers, no more than Mogu'shan and the other two 6.0 raids were two tiers, or Karazhan was its own tier.

Highmaul was a half-tier, but because BRF's release was delayed (due to holidays and feedback about MGV being too short) and Warforged gear the level bump wasn't enough to feel like a real upgrade, so they shifted it up five item levels. Five more item levels does not a tier make.

Some of our raiders that got Sockets on Mythic gear like belt, bracers, boots weren't going to upgrade them for BRF unless it was warforged or had a socket. This change helps with that and I think that's a great thing.

[Akka]

Wasn't Wrath 4 tiers?

Only if you count Ruby Sanctum as a tier.
TBC was four tiers, though.

[SlippyCheeze]

What did I get charged extra for then? It sure wasn't extra content.

Ten years of inflation.

[Jester Joe]

Ten years of inflation.

Yet they suddenly decided to raise the price now, rather than with MoP or anything else? They had you know, 10 years to adjust the price every expansion.

[Deleted]

Even if they end this expansion after 6.2.

How many does MoP have? 3?

Highmaul and BRF are told to be the same raid-tier, so how exactly do you get that conclusion?

[BananaHandsB]

count the number of "tier" armor sets.

[bmjclark]

Only if you count Ruby Sanctum as a tier.
TBC was four tiers, though.

Naxx/EoE/obsidian sanctum, ulduar, ToC, ICC. Though TBC did have the most raid content.

[jellynut]

Only if you count Ruby Sanctum as a tier.
TBC was four tiers, though.

tier 4,5,6 were in TBC
7-10 was in wrath

[Bryntrollian]

What did I get charged extra for then? It sure wasn't extra content.

You got charged extra because Blizzard knew they could get away with it.

[Dangg]

Only if you count Ruby Sanctum as a tier.

Uhm

Naxx/OS/Maly
Ulduar
ToC
ICC

[arcaneshot]

This still doesn't make it two raid tiers, no more than Mogu'shan and the other two 6.0 raids were two tiers, or Karazhan was its own tier.

Karazhan was its own tier-- it was either you combine around three successful Karazhan raids and went on to Gruul (or if it took long enough, skipped to Serpentshrine or The Eye, or even later, Hyjal or Black Temple) or you didn't and maybe went to Zul'Aman (if your raid actually stuck around that long without going to the other places).

[Vynestra]

Yet they suddenly decided to raise the price now, rather than with MoP or anything else? They had you know, 10 years to adjust the price every expansion.

So you'd rather have each xpac up 2 dollars, and pay more than have them do it all at once? So you and other people had more to complain about each expansion? No thanks, the price hike brought enough complaints for every other xpacs and then some for the next. I'd prefer to pay less the past few and then pay more this one, because whether or not they did it each xpac increased by 2 dollars or something, this xpac would have still cost the same.

[jellynut]

Karazhan was its own tier-- it was either you combine around three successful Karazhan raids and went on to Gruul (or if it took long enough, skipped to Serpentshrine or The Eye, or even later, Hyjal or Black Temple) or you didn't and maybe went to Zul'Aman (if your raid actually stuck around that long without going to the other places).

kara was part of T4 with Gruul's and mag

[Zka]

"BRF ilvl change, so WoD will have at least 3 raid tiers. "

Is it just me or there is zero logic in this statement indeed?

[lunchbox2042]

Looks like 4 tiers actually. First time since Classic!

Wrath had 4 tiers.

[ebah]

Looks like 4 tiers actually. First time since Classic!

How so? =D

[rda]

Even if they end this expansion after 6.2.

How many does MoP have? 3?

Not following the logic at all. BRF is half of tier 1, regardless of ilvl. MoP had 3 tiers, yes. As did Cata. WotLK had 4. Etc.

[Deleted]

Karazhan was its own tier-- it was either you combine around three successful Karazhan raids and went on to Gruul (or if it took long enough, skipped to Serpentshrine or The Eye, or even later, Hyjal or Black Temple) or you didn't and maybe went to Zul'Aman (if your raid actually stuck around that long without going to the other places).

T4: Karazhan, Gruul, Mag
T5: SSC, TK
T6: MH, BT, SWP

The only expansion who had more than whole tiers was WotLK.

[Akka]

Naxx/EoE/obsidian sanctum, ulduar, ToC, ICC. Though TBC did have the most raid content.

tier 4,5,6 were in TBC
7-10 was in wrath

LOL
I actually honestly forgot to count ToC. I think it says it all about my opinion of the raid

I stand corrected though, yeah WotLK had four tiers.

TBC had three tier set (T4 to T6), but the T6 gear covered two tiers (Black Temple/Hyjal and Sunwell Plateau). I guess people can debate if Sunwell Plateau was truly another tier, but I think it was far enough above the previous one and big enough to deserve this label.