SL Guide and FAQs

[Counsel]

Question about gearing if we actually get to be level 20 - and i supposed to be reading stuff from the lvl 40 bracket in terms of gearing then?

Most likely that information will be obsolete. As @Daltert Moropi suggested, we'll see how things flesh out once things go live.

 

[Chops]

Question about gearing if we actually get to be level 20 - and i supposed to be reading stuff from the lvl 40 bracket in terms of gearing then?

Feel like Im gonna go blue in the face saying this over the next couple weeks but:

Nothing that is currently BIS will remain BIS in the switch. Even like... 70s and 80s that you could look to in order to get an idea are all wearing raid gear that 10s and 20s wont have access to. It's going to be a whole new world (a whoooooooooooooooooole new woooooooooooooooooooooooorld) out there.

 

[Daltert Moropi]

... at that rate, you’ll be commonly singing Eiffel-65’s blue song when SL comes.

 

[Malgibbon]

Most likely that information will be obsolete. As @Daltert Moropi suggested, we'll see how things flesh out once things go live.

So nobody has tried to figure out what will be good for SL 20's yet on this forum? Maybe we need another thread

 

[Daltert Moropi]

So nobody has tried to figure out what will be good for SL 20's yet on this forum? Maybe we need another thread

To be honest, most of the gear will be a cookie cutter, the only given exceptions will be either equip effect, use effect, additional sockets, and better stats since the leveling system will be on par with your current level on said character/toon/alt.

hence the leveling system on 1-10, 10-50, & 50-60.

 

[Counsel]

So nobody has tried to figure out what will be good for SL 20's yet on this forum? Maybe we need another thread

All in good time dude. I'm sure people will be theorycrafting out the ass when things are more concrete.

 

[irlsteven]

So nobody has tried to figure out what will be good for SL 20's yet on this forum?

the issue is nobody knows what is gonna make it thru. rn there so much broken stuff on the ptr, at 20 you choices on ptr rn range form ilvl 25-76. 99% sure the 76 stuff will get nerfd if not b4 prepatch shortly after so that leaves you with ilvl 44 stuff if that gets taken out there there are a few things in the 30 something ilvl dont remember off the top. after that your down to ilvl 28 shat gear. if they take that out then your down to ivl 25 dungeon gear

 

[Malgibbon]

the issue is nobody knows what is gonna make it thru. rn there so much broken stuff on the ptr, at 20 you choices on ptr rn range form ilvl 25-76. 99% sure the 76 stuff will get nerfd if not b4 prepatch shortly after so that leaves you with ilvl 44 stuff if that gets taken out there there are a few things in the 30 something ilvl dont remember off the top. after that your down to ilvl 28 shat gear. if they take that out then your down to ivl 25 dungeon gear

Forgive me if i am wrong but i thought the latter bits were the ilvl of SL lvl 10? or have i just not kept up to date/mistaken? That's why i'm finding this confusing.

 

[Chops]

So nobody has tried to figure out what will be good for SL 20's yet on this forum? Maybe we need another thread

Right now, whats bis at 10 is whats bis at 20. Black Empire gear, Legion dungeons for rings and trinkets, artifact weapons enchanted pre-relics.

Assuming that gets nerfed (assuredly) then bis becomes G'eras vendor gear from shatt with marks of honor gems. Artifact weapons and likely legion trinkets remain BIS.

Assuming THAT gets nerfed, then its TBC dungeon gear, marks of honor gems and artifact weapons.

Sensing a pattern here?

 

[Goesid]

Feel like Im gonna go blue in the face saying this over the next couple weeks but:

Nothing that is currently BIS will remain BIS in the switch. Even like... 70s and 80s that you could look to in order to get an idea are all wearing raid gear that 10s and 20s wont have access to. It's going to be a whole new world (a whoooooooooooooooooole new woooooooooooooooooooooooorld) out there.

70s and 80s caster have the Spellfire/Whitemend sets and those aren't going anywhere. Thats probably where you will see the least change.

 

[Chops]

70s and 80s caster have the Spellfire/Whitemend sets and those aren't going anywhere.

requires level 27 unless somethings changed

 

[Goesid]

requires level 27 unless somethings changed

Yep. Theres the relics of the past thing too though not sure how low that would take them.

 

[Chops]

Yep. Theres the relics of the past thing too though not sure how low that would take them.

I have yet to familiarize myself with profs on the PTR. I might give that a swing this weekend. Seems like something we should know.

 

[Chops]

if we are left with just the socket gear i really hope the pvp gems get nerfd to the ground so we can at least see a small bit variety in gear/play style.

Yea, if they nerf empire gear and dont nerf those gems, the brackets gonna be more or less an unplayable disaster.

 

[irlsteven]

exactly. im sure people who dont have caps would say empire gear would make it unplayable but i think as long as emp is still obtainable its fine

 

[Katrex]

I just wish the gear distance between f2p and vet was decreased compared to now where a tauren vet druid can just press 1 button to cancel a lot of damage effort and run at mach 5.

 

[Voc]

after looking at ptr on a level 20 for a few minutes I will expect live pre patch or SL patch we stay 20 starter cap, lot of quests, about 2-7 dungeons per xpac, most gear around ilvl 25 with some better due to sockets/effects/set bonuses/secondaries etc, no raids, at least 2 bgs wsg + ab, skirms, and cata/mop pvp skill caps

I don't expect ilvls higher than about 32 for level 20s to stay

 

[Warriors101]

after looking at ptr on a level 20 for a few minutes I will expect live pre patch or SL patch we stay 20 starter cap, lot of quests, about 2-7 dungeons per xpac, most gear around ilvl 25 with some better due to sockets/effects/set bonuses/secondaries etc, no raids, at least 2 bgs wsg + ab, skirms, and cata/mop pvp skill caps

I don't expect ilvls higher than about 32 for level 20s to stay

I expect some of it to get grandfathered in tho.

 

[Bop]

Question about gearing if we actually get to be level 20 - and i supposed to be reading stuff from the lvl 40 bracket in terms of gearing then?

No, gearing will be unlike anything that currently exists for any low level bracket.

 

[Rockastansky]

Based on numbers or whatever other data... if things work out like we think, will DKs be able to really be useful, not like "oooooh i can death grip somebody and then be killed", but actually be able to deal enough damage to matter?

Just one of the only things I'm really looking forward to I just imagine the rest of the entire xpac is going to be hunters trolling with 1 button and holy priests running around in the background giggling with buck teeth and wal-eyes (the eyes that both go out and not in like cross eyes).