Stop signing your posts. Stop it, stop it, stop it.

Keep in mind, "new" does not automatically mean "better". They could rotate the slots or make sets for more specialized purposes. A two tier price structure where you pay big for small upgrades but can still buy the cheap stuff is also an option.

No, it looks like it'll just be new 5pc sets that are designed to replace the old ones:

http://www.wowhead.com/?search=merciless#z0z

I just hope the leggings won't be such a big dissapointment and mages will get +50% chance not to be interrupted while casting sheep. 30% chance not to dispel detect magic would also be a very strong pvp bonus (I'm serious).

Please, no... anti-dispel talents are so irritating. Makes it feel as though the game is more RNG than anything else.

I really would love to know if honor gear (epic and blue) will also be upgraded or not...

I wonder if the new pvp healing is focused towards S2 sets or that they'll add more healing gear with the new sets.

I'm really confused about this as well

"I think posts about this haven't started popping up yet because people think the buff hasn't been implemented yet because the changes were minimal. "

Basically sums it up. The Gladiator's Xbow has apparently already been changed, as well as the armor. The xbow received a .1 dps increase, and a .1 speed decrease(effectively a nerf, but pretty much a moot one) while the armor, from what I've seen, has received tiny benefits, on the order of +1-3 of each stat on the set as a whole. Compared to things like +8 rap, +3 crit rating, etc. per PIECE of t4 or Kara loot or what PvE gear you have, and it seems like this is what's happened.

And considering that most(I believe) of the patch is already available for download, it really looks like it's up in the air. Maybe they're going to change the items again, maybe they already have. I believe there was a blue post a week ago or so that said they still haven't been buffed, but since when have CMs told the truth or known what's going on? It just doesn't make sense for them to slightly buff/nerf these items, and then buff them again so they get a buff just like their PvE counterparts.

I just checked the PTR and the Gladiator's (silk at least) gear hasn't been changed. Not even small changes.

The PvP blue set and non-set epics should not recieve any change other than being cheaper to buy.

However, the Warrior set is now all item level 120 (while the rest of the sets are 110 and chest is 115), so the other Arena sets are due for a small buff.

Real Upgrades hit today.

http://boards.worldofraids.com/topic-3958-1.html

Looks like similar bump as all the other lvl 70 epics. Arena armor iLevel 123, Huzzah!

It's been stated by blue that Season 2 will address the 'other' sets of gear for each class. Healing gear has also been specifically mentioned as being one of these new sets. There are stats on wowhead for the new 1 handed healing arena mace already.

http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32451

Don't know if you'll see 'new' gear before season 2, or if honor rewards will see any new sets at all.

Best guessing is putting season 2 at 2-3 weeks from 2.1 putting Live which should be today or next Tuesday.

I take it there's still no word on whether you're better off saving your points for Season 2 set pieces at this point? I'd rather not spend my points only to realize that waiting a few weeks would let me work on a 4-piece set bonus worth having instead of the current one.

I don't quite understand what that is supposed to mean, the Sets are great. It's that nothing but the sets and the main hand currently are covered with healing equipment.
There's an AP cap of 5k, so you shouldn't have points go above that

Regarding if you should wait until Season 2, since the now buffed Arena gear is about equal to Tier 4.5 (10 item levels below Tier 5), I would say Season two is a over a month away, at least until more guilds start getting Tier 5 sets.

Most guilds are at Nightbane/Prince in Kara in progression, so I don't see a need for new Arena gear just yet.

Maybe I'm missing something but the finals will be at Blizzcon August 3-4th.

http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/ar...ent-venues.xml

And Season 2 will begin immediately after that.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...02733756&sid=1

So we have about 10 weeks left to plan out our purchases. That would make sense but who knows with blizz. They already screwed half the teams with DQs after the tourney started.

Guess I'll sit on the points on my rogue until I cap (since the new 4pc is dead sexy compared to the current one), and spend the points on my warrior to replace some really weak slots.

Multiple level 141 dropping bosses down now on live... I am very much looking forward to the Season 2 gear.

As long as we get season 2 stuff before people start getting T6 it should avoid the PvE to PvP requirement.

Season 2 coming in 2 weeks:

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...sid=1&pageNo=1

Nice, thanks for the info.

This deserves a commemorative 'booyah!'.