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    Nazjatar Gear - A casual player dream?

    The hardest content i do right now is LFR or Mythic 0 dungeons...and to be quite honest there is nothing else to do as a casual player.

    Now comes Nazjatar.
    And you are telling me...i will now be able to be ilvl 430...without RNG...farming world content...everyday...for weeks?
    And then i need to go to Mechagon to farm weapons, rings and trinkets?
    And then i need to farm world content to unlock the neckpiece talents?

    Man...seems like an adventure to me specially with warmode on.

    Am i missing something important? Or is it really true that a casual player will have all this things to do?
    Seems dreamy.

    Additional Information:

    1) Some quick Math IF you are able to get 10 Pearls per day (not sure how many pearls you can get per day/week)

    9x5=45
    9x20=180
    9x60=540

    total: 765 pearls to be full 430 ilvl

    10 per day = 76 days to be full 430 ilvl gear
    2) The pearl items are bind on account on PTR, meaning you can farm them on several alts and funnel them to your main character

    EDIT: Benthic gear is now item level 425 FML
    Opinion: Blizzard better make this farm fast as F and to not take 2 entire months to get all pieces then. Since the item level is nerfed.
    Last edited by Roanda; 2019-05-31 at 06:43 PM.

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    This feels like bait.

    I could give a shit what number is next to my gear, but I haven't bothered with raiding or guilds since WotLK, so I'm cautiously optimistic about a decent amount of personal open world content progression.
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    I seriously doubt this gear will be obtainable in anything that resembles a quick fashion given the sheer grind of this entire expansion and sadistic amounts of RNG so far. ilvl for 8.2 caps at 445 I think so this would be heroic raid equivalent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Briselody View Post
    This feels like bait.

    I could give a shit what number is next to my gear, but I haven't bothered with raiding or guilds since WotLK, so I'm cautiously optimistic about a decent amount of personal open world content progression.
    Why does it sound like bait?
    I just need item level for PvP and Duels
    Right now, all i do is LFR...there is literally nothing else i do.
    Nazjatar seems like content for weeks of farming non stop.

    That should keep me busy and in the end i will be "stronger" in my own little world of duels in front of Stormwind

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    Quote Originally Posted by Puremallace View Post
    I seriously doubt this gear will be obtainable in anything that resembles a quick fashion
    Plz dont tell me that...are you sure?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Togabito View Post
    Why does it sound like bait?
    I just need item level for PvP and Duels

    Right now, all i do is LFR...there is literally nothing else i do.

    Nazjatar seems like content for weeks of farming non stop.

    That should keep me busy and in the end i will be "stronger" in my own little world of duels in front of Stormwind
    Yeah, if you like farming. I like farming just fine. I'm not in any hurry. As little as I play it will probably take months. And that's fine for me. Others will hate it but there really is a case to be made for long farms rewarding good gear. But they have to be long. I'm as much against just giving it away quickly as anyone. Difficult content rewards X in less time; easier content rewards X in much more time is OK.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MoanaLisa View Post
    Yeah, if you like farming. I like farming just fine. I'm not in any hurry. As little as I play it will probably take months. And that's fine for me. Others will hate it but there really is a case to be made for long farms rewarding good gear. But they have to be long. I'm as much against just giving it away quickly as anyone. Difficult content rewards X in less time; easier content rewards X in much more time is OK.
    im crossing my fingers for it to be...2 months of farm? 3 months would be a bit over the top...
    I dont want to sound like a _____baby...
    But plz be 2 months of farm! >_<

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    Not really different from Relinquished Gear from Argus or Broken Shore.

    Or whatever was on the Timeless Isle or Tanaan Jungle.
    Last edited by Spotnick; 2019-05-09 at 08:54 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spotnick View Post
    Not really different from Relinquished Gear from Argus or Broken Shore.
    According to @Puremallace the item level cap of 8.2 is 445.
    And Nazjatar gear is 430!!!!!
    I will finally not be at a big disadvantage in PvP!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Togabito View Post
    The hardest content i do right now is LFR or Mythic 0 dungeons...and to be quite honest there is nothing else to do as a casual player.

    Now comes Nazjatar.
    And you are telling me...i will now be able to be ilvl 430...without RNG...farming world content...everyday...for weeks?
    And then i need to go to Mechagon to farm weapons, rings and trinkets?
    And then i need to farm world content to unlock the neckpiece talents?

    Man...seems like an adventure to me specially with warmode on.

    Am i missing something important? Or is it really true that a casual player will have all this things to do?
    Seems dreamy.
    Nothing more ? why stop at Mythic 0 ? if you can´t go higher then 0 its not becouse your casual.

    Casual is more about the amount you play and not on the difficulty you play.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raven View Post
    Nothing more ? why stop at Mythic 0 ? if you can´t go higher then 0 its not because your casual.

    Casual is more about the amount you play and not on the difficulty you play.
    What if I told you casuals do M0 for a weekly cache when the quest comes around? Don't need to go higher as a casual, saves stress, time and hassle of getting a key group

    Also difficulty is directly proportionate to time spent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raven View Post
    Nothing more ? why stop at Mythic 0 ? if you can´t go higher then 0 its not becouse your casual.

    Casual is more about the amount you play and not on the difficulty you play.
    My situation:
    -LFR gear ilvl gets you declined to every group.
    -I would need to level up my key on my own to at least +6, +7
    -My groups disband constantly and we fail keys a lot
    -I cant be bothered with frustrating stuff like this like failed groups on my keys.

    I choose to not do more than this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaito92 View Post
    people dont getting what casual means is getting real frustrating
    What would you call me then?

    There are, absolutely, several types of casuals.
    Im one type of it.
    There are several many more. "Skilled casual" is one of them. Specially with interaction with a Guild or Community.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Togabito View Post
    According to @Puremallace the item level cap of 8.2 is 445.
    And Nazjatar gear is 430!!!!!
    I will finally not be at a big disadvantage in PvP!
    Just because you can get 430 gear, doesn't mean you will magically get to 430 overall ilvl overnight. It'll take a lot of time. Enough time for the mythic raid to unlock, which means the ilvl cap will be increased again and you'll be in exactly the same spot you are in now - getting to 400 ilvl as a casual PUG player is trivial right now, it takes like 3-4 weeks max (likely less, depending on how emissaries/warfronts/world events happen to fall into it). That's also 15 ilvl below current mythic raid gear (i.e. without WF/TF which will be added on top of everything in 8.2 as well once the mythic raid unlocks).

    It doesn't really change a whole lot. It's probably slightly faster to gear up, but as averages increase so will peoples' expectations. 430 sounds a lot now, just like 390 sounded like a lot during Uldir - but if you're 390 now, you'll get declined for +10 keys instantly, not even close. That's how it goes.

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    Gear doesn't really matter in pvp. So why do you need gear for if you just do LFR and Mythic0?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Togabito View Post
    The hardest content i do right now is LFR or Mythic 0 dungeons...and to be quite honest there is nothing else to do as a casual player.

    Now comes Nazjatar.
    And you are telling me...i will now be able to be ilvl 430...without RNG...farming world content...everyday...for weeks?
    And then i need to go to Mechagon to farm weapons, rings and trinkets?
    And then i need to farm world content to unlock the neckpiece talents?

    Man...seems like an adventure to me specially with warmode on.

    Am i missing something important? Or is it really true that a casual player will have all this things to do?
    Seems dreamy.
    Let's buy all the items. cloak + bracers + gloves + belt + pants + boots. 5 pearls a pop. 5+5+5+5+5+5=30 pearls and you're 385.

    Now let's upgrade all the items to 400. 20 pearls a pop. 20+20+20+20+20+20=120 pearls and you're 400

    Now let's upgrade all the items to 430. 10 pearls per 5 items levels, so 60 pearls. 60+60+60+60+60+60=360 pearls and you're 430.

    So how much did we waste to get to 430 in almost every slot? No "nazjatar weapons" and ignoring azerite armor slots: you've used up to 30+120+360=510

    510 pearls. How many pearls can you get per day again?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Togabito View Post
    The hardest content i do right now is LFR or Mythic 0 dungeons...and to be quite honest there is nothing else to do as a casual player.

    Now comes Nazjatar.
    And you are telling me...i will now be able to be ilvl 430...without RNG...farming world content...everyday...for weeks?
    And then i need to go to Mechagon to farm weapons, rings and trinkets?
    And then i need to farm world content to unlock the neckpiece talents?

    Man...seems like an adventure to me specially with warmode on.

    Am i missing something important? Or is it really true that a casual player will have all this things to do?
    Seems dreamy.
    I guess it's good, but....if you're so casual that the hardest content you do is LFR and M+0.....then what exactly are you going to do with higher level gear? Are you farming gear just for the sake of farming gear? What's the point if you're not going to progress through more difficult content? o_O

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    would be good if this gear stays so easily attainable.

    i don't care if the gear is green, blue, or epic. but i want to kill things FAST. fuck slow gameplay, fuck slow classes, and fuck killing shit slow.

    this gear will help me accomplish that. the game's only fun when i'm going 1k miles an hour.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Biomega View Post
    Just because you can get 430 gear, doesn't mean you will magically get to 430 overall ilvl overnight. It'll take a lot of time. Enough time for the mythic raid to unlock, which means the ilvl cap will be increased again and you'll be in exactly the same spot you are in now - getting to 400 ilvl as a casual PUG player is trivial right now, it takes like 3-4 weeks max (likely less, depending on how emissaries/warfronts/world events happen to fall into it). That's also 15 ilvl below current mythic raid gear (i.e. without WF/TF which will be added on top of everything in 8.2 as well once the mythic raid unlocks).

    It doesn't really change a whole lot. It's probably slightly faster to gear up, but as averages increase so will peoples' expectations. 430 sounds a lot now, just like 390 sounded like a lot during Uldir - but if you're 390 now, you'll get declined for +10 keys instantly, not even close. That's how it goes.
    Can you correct me on this please?

    Right now my best items are from LFR. And other people are (on average) walking about with 400-something item level.

    In 8.2 i will be on a "better" situation...right?
    Because 430 will be much better than the LFR gear of 8.2.

    I will be on a MUCH BETTER situation than now...right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sencha View Post
    Gear doesn't really matter in pvp. So why do you need gear for if you just do LFR and Mythic0?
    Im having troubles on mirror matches with my item level (370) VS 400 something item level opponents.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ielenia View Post
    Let's buy all the items. cloak + bracers + gloves + belt + pants + boots. 5 pearls a pop. 5+5+5+5+5+5=30 pearls and you're 385.

    Now let's upgrade all the items to 400. 20 pearls a pop. 20+20+20+20+20+20=120 pearls and you're 400

    Now let's upgrade all the items to 430. 10 pearls per 5 items levels, so 60 pearls. 60+60+60+60+60+60=360 pearls and you're 430.

    So how much did we waste to get to 430 in almost every slot? No "nazjatar weapons" and ignoring azerite armor slots: you've used up to 30+120+360=510

    510 pearls. How many pearls can you get per day again?
    I can accept it if it is a 2 month farm.
    More than that and i will be demotivated to farm all of that.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kaito92 View Post
    Maybe you confusing casual with being bad?

    Somebody being casual, including the context of videogames, means they are not as dedicated and not spending much time with something, mostly a hobby. They engage with it "casually", hence the word. They dont care about it. Easy to look up

    Someone grinding double digit hours for tokens for the equivalent of gear that you get in a couple of lockouts in the miniscule of that time for puggable content (heroic or m+, which doesnt even have lockouts) is the opposite of casual friendly. Its bad friendly, in cost of more time, which most casual player claim to have none of it

    People should stop using casual as a smokescreen for being bad. Im pretty sure most of method raiders play this game on average more casually then people that claim being casuals and having 30 alts and grinding every day or something like that

    There is no several type of casuals, stop inventing own definition. The words you looking is for are bad players
    Im not a bad player.
    Im a lazy player dammit.

    Quote Originally Posted by SirCowdog View Post
    I guess it's good, but....if you're so casual that the hardest content you do is LFR and M+0.....then what exactly are you going to do with higher level gear? Are you farming gear just for the sake of farming gear? What's the point if you're not going to progress through more difficult content? o_O
    Duels in front of Stormwind...thats my thing.
    Last edited by Roanda; 2019-05-09 at 09:24 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Togabito View Post
    Can you correct me on this please?

    Right now my best items are from LFR. And other people are (on average) walking about with 400-something item level.

    In 8.2 i will be on a "better" situation...right?
    Because 430 will be much better than the LFR gear of 8.2.

    I will be on a MUCH BETTER situation than now...right?
    Yes, you will get better gear if your highest item is between 370-385 right now.

    But as it seems its probably gonna be a long time for a full set, and i am not talking 1-2 months.

    You are also missing the mount/pets if going for gear.

    Right now it seems to be 5 pearls from a weekly, and i can assume WQs might give them, i would estimate 1/430 item per month without missing anything at best.

    Which would be accurate to get a full set around 6-7 months where its gonna reset cause new raid somewhere at 2020 Janu/Feb.

    Unless they are farmable from rare spawns etc, which would probably mean a couple of months if going full farm mode i would assume.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaito92 View Post
    Maybe you confusing casual with being bad?

    Somebody being casual, including the context of videogames, means they are not as dedicated and not spending much time with something, mostly a hobby. They engage with it "casually", hence the word. They dont care about it. Easy to look up

    Someone grinding double digit hours for tokens for the equivalent of gear that you get in a couple of lockouts in the miniscule of that time for puggable content (heroic or m+, which doesnt even have lockouts) is the opposite of casual friendly. Its bad friendly, in cost of more time, which most casual player claim to have none of it

    People should stop using casual as a smokescreen for being bad. Im pretty sure most of method raiders play this game on average more casually then people that claim being casuals and having 30 alts and grinding every day or something like that

    There is no several type of casuals, stop inventing own definition. The words you looking is for are bad players
    With all due respect...but your reasoning is very flawed and you are simply talking down on the OP.
    He said EXPLICITLY that his experiences with premade content (which includes all PUGs) are very bad. He gets declined a lot and if he gets a group going it often fails and does not get him anwhere. Anybody who knows the game also knows that this is EXACTLY the experience you will get out of it as a solo-player. You do not magically get invited into +10 farmruns by players you don't know when your gear sucks and you have no r.io.

    What you need to do to get out of this situation is either a) socialise a lot more and find a group of players around you or b) improve your gear and r.io by sucking it up and suffering through the first very bad weeks.

    Neither a or b match YOUR OWN definition of what a casual is likely to do. Once your r.io is high you can go "casual" because people will invite you and all you need to do is play good in your 1-2 dungeons a week, sure. But if your gear is hsit and your r.io is bad you have NO WAY to get out of this situation short of stop being casual for some weeks.

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