Ghostcrawlers comment about heirloom weapons for alts

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"The heirloom weapons are also intended to make Mists of Pandaria a little more alt friendly."

Wait they require you to be at least level 90...

http://media.mmo-champion.com/images...irloomBoAs.jpg

[Forgettable]

They make gearing alts more friendly.

[Denizly]

Alt friendly = easyer to gear up at max level, not to get to max level

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Alt friendly = easyer to gear up at max level, not to get to max level

Ah ok that makes more sense.

[Gimlix]

but why the hell lvl 100?
So we can use that for the next 2 expansions too.

[Marmot]

but why the hell lvl 100?
So we can use that for the next 2 expansions too.

Maybe they won't scale up as you level up, and remain at the same stats as they are at 90. So like, you could use it for a while during the leveling process.

Either that or they really will do 10 levels next expansion, but I don't feel like that's the case.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Alt friendly = easyer to gear up at max level, not to get to max level

Makes sense. But then that begs the question... "Why level 100?"

but why the hell lvl 100?
So we can use that for the next 2 expansions too.

Yeah, that.

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Maybe they won't scale up as you level up, and remain at the same stats as they are at 90. So like, you could use it for a while during the leveling process.

Either that or they really will do 10 levels next expansion, but I don't feel like that's the case.

Then why give them 90-100 and not just 90?

This isn't adding up. Either GC or the weapons are wrong. They both cannot be right.

[Denizly]

but why the hell lvl 100?

Might be placeholder? It's still PTR after all.... otherwise in case we get 2 5lvl xpacks i recon they might continue this BoA from last boss in next xpack.
Either way, to early to speculate

[Trassk]

then why make them something that only drops from garrosh on normal, hard or flexi. why don't they drop on LFR?

he's obviously got an issue with having people who do it on lfr, like only raiding teams who have alts deserve them.

[Wow]

Mop lvling =/= mop alt gearing

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

then why make them something that only drops from garrosh on normal, hard or flexi. why don't they drop on LFR?

he's obviously got an issue with having people who do it on lfr, like only raiding teams who have alts deserve them.

LFR is helping drop the sub numbers. I'm glad there's incentive to not just raid LFR and then unsub for 5 months.

If GC has an issue with anything, it's the fact people noticed it's "90-100." Almost like we realized something we shouldn't.

[Pull My Finger]

Aren't heirlooms item level 1? Technically, they do make gearing easier, as they provide you the stats, but they're certainly not helping your item level for LFR and stuff. They're actually diminishing it. Any quest green in your backpack is an improvement. Not quite sure what GC meant either.

[Scillion]

but why the hell lvl 100?
So we can use that for the next 2 expansions too.

Was my thought as well. They're just saving time from having to go and create a new round of heirlooms next expansion.

[Marmot]

then why make them something that only drops from garrosh on normal, hard or flexi. why don't they drop on LFR?

he's obviously got an issue with having people who do it on lfr, like only raiding teams who have alts deserve them.

They wanted something exclusive to organised raiding, and this is it. Don't mean to be rude, but LFR gets everything regular raiders get and I feel it doesn't even need half of that.

[Thyrial]

Aren't heirlooms item level 1? Technically, they do make gearing easier, as they provide you the stats, but they're certainly not helping your item level for LFR and stuff. They're actually diminishing it. Any quest green in your backpack is an improvement. Not quite sure what GC meant either.

These ones are not ilvl 1.

[Deleted]

Aren't heirlooms item level 1? Technically, they do make gearing easier, as they provide you the stats, but they're certainly not helping your item level for LFR and stuff. They're actually diminishing it. Any quest green in your backpack is an improvement. Not quite sure what GC meant either.

This one is 574

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Was my thought as well. They're just saving time from having to go and create a new round of heirlooms next expansion.

I think GC may have mis-tweeted. Or intentionally did.

They clearly were meant to make it easier to level alts NEXT expansion, not this one. Either he mis-tweeted it, or said it on purpose to attempt to beat down "level 100 next expansion" speculation.

[Trassk]

They wanted something exclusive to organised raiding, and this is it. Don't mean to be rude, but LFR gets everything regular raiders get and I feel it doesn't even need half of that.

well not to be rude but... no, screw it, why should end game raiding guilds be the only ones who benefit in getting an heirloom item to level with. Its already known only a small percentage of people in raiding teams get to see the last boss in these cases, well everyone else gets to see it via LFR.
Why should your small percentage be the only ones who get heirlooms?

[Daetur]

I think GC may have mis-tweeted. Or intentionally did.

They clearly were meant to make it easier to level alts NEXT expansion, not this one. Either he mis-tweeted it, or said it on purpose to attempt to beat down "level 100 next expansion" speculation.

What's this you're taking about GC saying in regards to the Heirlooms? I listened to the interview today, and he didn't say anything about the Heirlooms being used to level alts-- I don't think he's commented one way or the other about the 90-100 tag, did I miss something? Can you link a Tweet?

well not to be rude but... no, screw it, why should end game raiding guilds be the only ones who benefit in getting an heirloom item to level with. Its already known only a small percentage of people in raiding teams get to see the last boss in these cases, well everyone else gets to see it via LFR.
Why should your small percentage be the only ones who get heirlooms?

I agree with there being unique rewards for harder difficulties-- remember, though, that these are also going to be available through Flex, not just Normal and Heroic, which should see a sizeable increase in groups and even pugs who are able to reach Garrosh.

[Byrthor]

then why make them something that only drops from garrosh on normal, hard or flexi. why don't they drop on LFR?

he's obviously got an issue with having people who do it on lfr, like only raiding teams who have alts deserve them.

Typical "Carrot and stick" behavior from Blizzard. Do Flex/Normal/Heroic raids and you'll get these fancy new heirloom items for alts. Do LFR and get only lfr gear.