WoW 5.3 - Escalation

A cross post for those not checking the pictures thread:

http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/2...

DevilStick wrote:

A cross post for those not checking the pictures thread:

http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/2...

Wait.... LEATHER belt? For a WARRIOR? Epic fail. Literally, even.

EDIT: So the patch is confirmed for release this Tuesday the 21st Guess my hiatus is over now.

So, how is everyone finding Escalation so far? I've only run a couple of scenarios, and I'm pretty happy with what I've seen. Haven't done any Battlegrounds yet, but the buzz I've heard from co-workers is good.

The one thing I'm not too pleased about is the reward structure in the new content though. Level 463 and Valor? There isn't anything worthwhile to buy with Valor now! Why do I need more?

As far as the Battlefield Barrens stuff, all I have to say is "meh." Not a terrible way to shore up a missing piece or two, but the randomness of the itemization for the pieces coupled with the fact that you can only get one piece per week is kinda lame. I mean, I've gotten pieces on two different healers, and both items had... mastery. No spirit. And the chest piece it gave me for my priest is fugly. It would be nice if the Radical Mojo was BoA, as I have several characters that don't even NEED any pieces, or at least none for main specs except as very, VERY minor upgrades.

And the ilvl 502 boots the quest for escorting the old seer are... decent enough, but I wish it wasn't boots AGAIN. I mean, it's already dead simple to get decent boots from the Sha of Anger quest item drop, couldn't they have made this one a ring or a wrist item?

I can't say anything for the pvp either as I don't do that all that often, but as far as the new battle pets from the BC raids.... f**k the drop rate on them. Took seven runs of Karazhan to get all of them, and I didn't even get any of them until the last two runs. Then one run each of SSC and TK on my pally, no pets from either (and no mount from TK or any of the Kara runs, not that I'm at all surprised about that). Add to that the Unborn Valkyr, which apparently can spawn ANYTHEF*CKWHERE across the ENTIRE continent of Northrend, and you could say the new pets have me just SLIGHTLY frustrated.

mateo wrote:

So, how is everyone finding Escalation so far? I've only run a couple of scenarios, and I'm pretty happy with what I've seen. Haven't done any Battlegrounds yet, but the buzz I've heard from co-workers is good.

The one thing I'm not too pleased about is the reward structure in the new content though. Level 463 and Valor? There isn't anything worthwhile to buy with Valor now! Why do I need more?

I have gotten approximately 2 ilvl 516 upgrades per level 90 toon and have upgraded many epic items using VP. I would argue that 5.3 rewards are more properly balanced versus 5.2's in that the raid rep requirement isn't as stringent for non Tier pieces and that you can significantly improve items you already have.

Well, this loot specialization thing for lfr seems to be working out pretty well. Sort of. I've got a fairly decent holy set already, so I've been healing and getting some tank pieces for my pally's now non-existent prot spec. So far I've gotten just about every slot upgraded to 476+ other than a second trinket, ring, and shoulders I think.

Sadly, I'm not seeing much in the way of the holy pieces I need, namely a shield and a trinket of some sort to replace the damn Ghost Iron Dragonling. I did get both the sha-touched caster sword AND the healer mace though, so... I guess that's a win. What's funny is that I switched FROM prot to holy and now it seems the game wants me to switch BACK. Sigh.

EDIT: Oh my god, they just added a freaking vampire bat mount on the Blizzard pet store.

IMAGE(http://eu.blizzard.com/store/_images/product?type=3&productId=221005482&loc=en-GB)

So bought.