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Buff for BoA Gear?
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Post by
Headsnap
i have not been around long but i was wondering your thoughts on the BoA gear. do you think the 1-80 stuff will get nerfed 1-85 and the 1-85 stuff 1-90? and if so will i have to buy it all again if i dont wait? just wondering im ready to start collecting BoA and curious if it would pay off to wait & what u guys think? or would all the BoA get the upgrade automatically?
Post by
CalaelenDT
They are releasing new 1-85 BoA gear for the slots that only went to 80, but how much it'll cost isn't set in stone yet, so I'd hold off on buying anything till the exact details are known.
Post by
Headsnap
so it wont auto upgrade the few pieces i already have then. booo, lol. thanks for the reply ill be saving my DMF tickets then
Post by
CalaelenDT
so it wont auto upgrade the few pieces i already have then. booo, lol. thanks for the reply ill be saving my DMF tickets then
The current information we have says that you'll need the original 1-80 BoA gear AND than spend 2175 JP (can be more or less depending on what you buy, but equal to the original gear) in order to upgrade it to 1-85. So no auto-upgrading as of yet it seems.
Again, note that this is early PTR info though, and is subject to change (which it hopefully will).
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Post by
Azrile
I definitely would not buy BOA stuff in the next few weeks until a dev clears up how it is going to work.
I really have a gut feeling that it is going to be EITHER a trade-in of your old item, OR spending JP... but currently on PTR, it requires both.
It just makes no sense to have BOAs to 85 that expensive when there are so many very cheap, easy to get MOP blues that have level requirements in the low 80s. A MoP BOE for a lvl 81 character is going to be substantially more powerful than a BOA at 81 (because it will use the ilvl of cata items).
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Post by
Azrile
I definitely would not buy BOA stuff in the next few weeks until a dev clears up how it is going to work.
I really have a gut feeling that it is going to be EITHER a trade-in of your old item, OR spending JP... but currently on PTR, it requires both.
It just makes no sense to have BOAs to 85 that expensive when there are so many very cheap, easy to get MOP blues that have level requirements in the low 80s. A MoP BOE for a lvl 81 character is going to be substantially more powerful than a BOA at 81 (because it will use the ilvl of cata items).
Good point about the MoP twink items. But, they don't help you from level 1-79. Heirlooms still provide a faster path through most of one's leveling journey regardless of how they compare after 80. And while those MoP blues are pretty common to find on the Auction House, they are rare drops. If heirlooms are luxury items, those blue are
super
-luxury items only good from 80-89 and for people who want to feel like a boss during Cata questing. They shouldn't really be part of the conversation.
sorry, I was talking about people who already have the BOAs and deciding to upgrade or not. I would use my current 1-80 BOA, then use a MOP blue rather than spending 1500 to upgrade the BOA. But even someone without the BOA.. I would still just buy just the 1-80 BOA and not bother upgrading it.
The debate also has to factor in how many alts you think you will be leveling using those items. In my case, I had all my characters to 85 already, so only need heirlooms for my monk. And based on what is on PTR, it is simply better to use the 1-80 BOAs, and then buy a few of the MOP twink items ( so far I have I think a 450 helm, 425 boots, and 2x442 weapons that I can use at lvl 81)... none of which cost very much on the AH. Plus you already have a few guild items that do go to 85..
Maybe the chest and shoulder upgrades to 85 for cloth wearers if you plan on doing more than 1 alt... Unless the devs really find a way to drown us in useless JP, I can´t see much reason to upgrade heirlooms from 80 to 85 under the current PTR model.
Post by
Headsnap
what about if you get all your boa with DMF tickets? u guys think there will be some sort of trade set up for DMF tickets so i can keep using my justice for honor or u think were gonna be forced to use the justice if we want the better BoA?
Post by
Nulgar
According to
MMO-Champion's reports on the PTR
, the new versions cost the old version
plus
the cost of the old version. So basically, the new version costs double of what the old version costs.
This is of course the initial PTR build, it could be intended that you can either exchange the old version,
or
pay the normal JP/CS/DMT price. Though, I wouldn't count on that.
Post by
Azrile
The other part of this is that they cut the exp requirements for 80-85 in half. You really fly through these levels even without heirlooms.
Post by
Headsnap
guess my DMF tickets i got stocked up wont be good for much from the sounds of things lol.. naaa surely they will implement something for darkmoon BoA vendor trade ins to.. hopefully
Post by
Nulgar
naaa surely they will implement something for darkmoon BoA vendor trade ins to.. hopefullyWith the
Dungeon Set 1/2 replicas
, the
pets
and the
other non-binding items
, there is plenty to spend them on that you can sell on the AH (BoP pets as caged battle pets, of course)
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