1.10 Sets

XI- · 01/31/06, 7:35 AM

http://www.1up.com/do/media?cId=2015259

Discuss. There's an article about it, but I think those 3 screenshots say it all. Goodbye ZG/MC?

Kaubel · 01/31/06, 8:29 AM

I'm still waiting to see the 1UP article that was being written about us back in August.

Wubwub · 01/31/06, 8:41 AM

You mean the one they wanted to interview us about on ventrilo?

... I don't remember that. Did I drink the night before or what?

• Wodin · 01/31/06, 9:26 AM

Well, the warrior set piece we see there doesn't look like tank plate to me. But yeah, I expect the rogue set pretty much will make Nightslayer obselete, especially since it's got a full set of bonuses and not just three.

Should be very interesting, all told. I sorta wish my mage had a single blue set piece.

GIJebus · 01/31/06, 9:27 AM

1.10 is best patch, 1.9 was just something to keep us busy till its release.

XI- · 01/31/06, 9:30 AM

Originally Posted by Wodin,January 31st, 2006 @ 9:26AM

Well, the warrior set piece we see there doesn't look like tank plate to me. But yeah, I expect the rogue set pretty much will make Nightslayer obselete, especially since it's got a full set of bonuses and not just three.

Should be very interesting, all told. I sorta wish my mage had a single blue set piece.

But compare it to the epic ZG chestpiece. Why would someone want to go to revered with ZG, when they could just grind this out in 1 nite.

• Wodin · 01/31/06, 9:34 AM

Well, you have to get Valor to drop and win it to upgrade, which has taken some of my guildmates upwards of 50+ runs. They're also pushing out changes to ZG to make the rep faster, so it's possible that the RvR will be balanced. The ZG chestpiece is handicapped by spending a lot of points on AC making it look unimpressive statwise because it's pure hybrid gear.

Ghostz · 01/31/06, 9:37 AM

Originally Posted by XI-,January 31st, 2006 @ 9:30AM

Originally Posted by Wodin,January 31st, 2006 @ 9:26AM

Well, the warrior set piece we see there doesn't look like tank plate to me. But yeah, I expect the rogue set pretty much will make Nightslayer obselete, especially since it's got a full set of bonuses and not just three.

Should be very interesting, all told. I sorta wish my mage had a single blue set piece.

But compare it to the epic ZG chestpiece. Why would someone want to go to revered with ZG, when they could just grind this out in 1 nite.

My guess is that these will be harder to get than the regular blue sets. Not sure if Blizz have said anything about how to get these, but my guess would be that they involve 5man clears of strath/scholo/lbrs and whatever else there is that can be 5 manned. Although thats not considered extremely hard, it will make people actually learn to play their class.

My best guess is that it'll take a couple of weeks to get these sets together. Two weeks for those that play every night, and then like 3-5 weeks for those that are more "casual".

XI- · 01/31/06, 9:38 AM

Originally Posted by Wodin,January 31st, 2006 @ 9:34AM

Well, you have to get Valor to drop and win it to upgrade, which has taken some of my guildmates upwards of 50+ runs. They're also pushing out changes to ZG to make the rep faster, so it's possible that the RvR will be balanced. The ZG chestpiece is handicapped by spending a lot of points on AC making it look unimpressive statwise because it's pure hybrid gear.

But you could also get your valor BP on the first run, or already have it. This is the problem with random time based RvR. There's no risk in doing upper. No learning curve, anyone with a decent bit of intelligence can 10 man drakki with no problems.

ZG by contrast, presents a vast challenge to new players/guilds in the difficulty of the boss fights that will still be present post patch. Could you get to revered and never have killed a boss? Sure but it would take you a long time, and you still wouldn't have the purple component to get the armor piece.

Drauk · 01/31/06, 9:41 AM

Originally Posted by Wodin,January 31st, 2006 @ 9:34AM

Well, you have to get Valor to drop and win it to upgrade

Is it confirmed, or you are just guessing that ?

XI- · 01/31/06, 9:42 AM

Originally Posted by Ghostz,January 31st, 2006 @ 9:37AM

Originally Posted by XI-,January 31st, 2006 @ 9:30AM

Originally Posted by Wodin,January 31st, 2006 @ 9:26AM

Well, the warrior set piece we see there doesn't look like tank plate to me. But yeah, I expect the rogue set pretty much will make Nightslayer obselete, especially since it's got a full set of bonuses and not just three.

Should be very interesting, all told. I sorta wish my mage had a single blue set piece.

But compare it to the epic ZG chestpiece. Why would someone want to go to revered with ZG, when they could just grind this out in 1 nite.

My guess is that these will be harder to get than the regular blue sets. Not sure if Blizz have said anything about how to get these, but my guess would be that they involve 5man clears of strath/scholo/lbrs and whatever else there is that can be 5 manned. Although thats not considered extremely hard, it will make people actually learn to play their class.

My best guess is that it'll take a couple of weeks to get these sets together. Two weeks for those that play every night, and then like 3-5 weeks for those that are more "casual".

3-5 weeks for a FULL SET. Let's use MC for a comparison. I've been with my current guild for coming up on 8 months now. I got my BF chest before my NS, and even if I didn't have BF, I still wouldn't have a NS chest yet, (3 in 8 months). Before the NS belt we got last week, we'd gotten 1 in 8 months, and before the recent spree on NS pants since 1.9 came out we'd seen 1 in 8 months.

XI- · 01/31/06, 9:47 AM

Originally Posted by Drauk,January 31st, 2006 @ 9:41AM

Originally Posted by Wodin,January 31st, 2006 @ 9:34AM

Well, you have to get Valor to drop and win it to upgrade

Is it confirmed, or you are just guessing that ?

The article is here but the page is getting bombed.

Drauk · 01/31/06, 9:51 AM

Originally Posted by XI-,January 31st, 2006 @ 9:47AM

The article is here but the page is getting bombed.

Damn, i read this article already, but that particular fragment about upgrading blue pieces slipped away from me for some reason.

I wonder if this a smart move to piss off hardcore raiders that vendored or DEd blue set ages ago.

Kaubel · 01/31/06, 9:56 AM

Originally Posted by Wubwub,January 31st, 2006 @ 7:41AM

You mean the one they wanted to interview us about on ventrilo?

... I don't remember that. Did I drink the night before or what?

He did and probably.

Thrillho · 01/31/06, 9:57 AM

Originally Posted by Drauk,January 31st, 2006 @ 8:51AM

Damn, i read this article already, but that particular fragment about upgrading blue pieces slipped away from me for some reason.

I wonder if this a smart move to piss off hardcore raiders that vendored or DEd blue set ages ago.

Hardcore raiders will generally either not want the new items, or just run the instances again to get the items back. Warlock 6/8 bonus is pretty awesome, though.