Throughout the discussions regarding Azerite Armor, there’s been a lot of talk about how you earn Azerite pieces from Mythic+ dungeons. Players have told us – and we agree – that the process of earning Azerite Armor through Mythic+ feels overly based on luck, and that there isn’t enough control in the players’ hands. Even with our bad luck protection systems in place, the sheer number of potential Azerite pieces you can get from the weekly chest means that trying to get ahold of a specific piece feels hopeless.
That’s a problem we want to solve, and give you some control over the Azerite gear you earn through Mythic+. So here’s what we’re working on for Tides of Vengeance:
First, we’re adding a new (as yet unnamed) currency, which you’ll earn from your weekly Mythic+ chest as well as from scrapping (or disenchanting) epic-quality Azerite Armor. This currency is rewarded in addition to the item in the chest (which can no longer be an Azerite piece), and the amount you earn will scale up based on the highest level Keystone you’ve completed. For example, completing a level 10 Keystone will reward you with about three times as much as clearing a level 7. Similarly, scrapping higher-item-level Azerite pieces will give you significantly higher amounts of this currency than lower-level pieces.
To spend that currency, we’re bringing back an old friend: Thaumaturge Vashreen. He’ll have two main types of items for sale. The first are caches that reward a random dungeon Azerite Armor piece for a given slot (helm, shoulders, or chest). They’ll be separated out by item level as well (at 355, 370, and 385), with higher item level caches requiring significantly more currency to purchase.
But we recognize that with six or more options per slot, this may still not be enough control for high-end players who want to be able to work towards a specific piece that perfectly complements their build. Thus, Vashreen will also offer Item Level 385 versions of the specific dungeon Azerite Armor pieces for each class, sold at a premium.
We’re still nailing down the exact numbers, but our goal for tuning this new currency is that you’ll be able to purchase one of the Azerite caches that lines up roughly with the item level of the gear you’re getting from your Mythic+ runs every two or three weeks, with the specific 385 pieces as long-term goals for top players.
Overall, we believe that this change will improve things in a lot of different ways:
You should see all of this hitting the Tides of Vengeance PTR sometime in the next week or so. We really do appreciate your feedback, and believe that this, in addition to the new traits and other improvements coming to the Azerite system in Tides of Vengeance, will help ease a lot of the concerns about Azerite Armor in Mythic+ and as a whole.
That’s a problem we want to solve, and give you some control over the Azerite gear you earn through Mythic+. So here’s what we’re working on for Tides of Vengeance:
First, we’re adding a new (as yet unnamed) currency, which you’ll earn from your weekly Mythic+ chest as well as from scrapping (or disenchanting) epic-quality Azerite Armor. This currency is rewarded in addition to the item in the chest (which can no longer be an Azerite piece), and the amount you earn will scale up based on the highest level Keystone you’ve completed. For example, completing a level 10 Keystone will reward you with about three times as much as clearing a level 7. Similarly, scrapping higher-item-level Azerite pieces will give you significantly higher amounts of this currency than lower-level pieces.
To spend that currency, we’re bringing back an old friend: Thaumaturge Vashreen. He’ll have two main types of items for sale. The first are caches that reward a random dungeon Azerite Armor piece for a given slot (helm, shoulders, or chest). They’ll be separated out by item level as well (at 355, 370, and 385), with higher item level caches requiring significantly more currency to purchase.
But we recognize that with six or more options per slot, this may still not be enough control for high-end players who want to be able to work towards a specific piece that perfectly complements their build. Thus, Vashreen will also offer Item Level 385 versions of the specific dungeon Azerite Armor pieces for each class, sold at a premium.
We’re still nailing down the exact numbers, but our goal for tuning this new currency is that you’ll be able to purchase one of the Azerite caches that lines up roughly with the item level of the gear you’re getting from your Mythic+ runs every two or three weeks, with the specific 385 pieces as long-term goals for top players.
Overall, we believe that this change will improve things in a lot of different ways:
- Mythic+ players of all skill levels will now have a clear path to upgrading their Azerite slots
- High-end Mythic+ players will have a way to target specific Azerite pieces to optimize their setups
- Duplicate or unwanted Azerite pieces from other sources (such as raiding) now have some additional value
- The piece of gear in your weekly chest will have a more reliable item level
You should see all of this hitting the Tides of Vengeance PTR sometime in the next week or so. We really do appreciate your feedback, and believe that this, in addition to the new traits and other improvements coming to the Azerite system in Tides of Vengeance, will help ease a lot of the concerns about Azerite Armor in Mythic+ and as a whole.
Oct 19, 2018
193
!@#$ YEAH
Oct 19, 2018
305
Need something similar for pvp as well.
Oct 19, 2018
37
bring back legendaries
Oct 19, 2018
32
Hello gamers
Oct 19, 2018
47
So we should hold onto all of our azerite armor now in order to turn it into currency when the patch hits?
Oct 19, 2018
40
So you are killing raiding?
Oct 19, 2018
68
Thanks for listening to the feedback and add a reliable way of targeting Azerite armor.
This helps to fight a lot of the frustration of Azerite armor loot.
This helps to fight a lot of the frustration of Azerite armor loot.
Oct 19, 2018
35
Seems like a step in the right direction. Before others chine in negatively I would like to say this may stir up the pvp crowd that wants honor/conq currency back. Be advised.
Can't wait to see whats on the PTR.
Can't wait to see whats on the PTR.
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Hey imagine that I now will have tangible rewards that I can work towards!
What a concept!
Edit: So also what you're saying is "restore all my sharded/vendored epic azerite pieces now" right
What a concept!
Edit: So also what you're saying is "restore all my sharded/vendored epic azerite pieces now" right
10/19/2018 03:01 PMPosted by LoreFirst, we’re adding a new (as yet unnamed) currency, which you’ll earn from your weekly Mythic+ chest as well as from scrapping (or disenchanting) epic-quality Azerite Armor. This currency is rewarded in addition to the item in the chest (which can no longer be an Azerite piece), and the amount you earn will scale up based on the highest level Keystone you’ve completed. For example, completing a level 10 Keystone will reward you with about three times as much as clearing a level 7. Similarly, scrapping higher-item-level Azerite pieces will give you significantly higher amounts of this currency than lower-level pieces.
Oct 19, 2018
86
PVP vendors when?
Hey gamers.
Oct 19, 2018
47
Excellent change.
Consider it for pvp gearing as well.
I've been conq capping since launch and this week I finally RNG'd into a helm/chest pvp piece.
Granted I'm far and away geared past chest/helm blues, but it realllly shouldn't have taken this long to get it.
Consider it for pvp gearing as well.
I've been conq capping since launch and this week I finally RNG'd into a helm/chest pvp piece.
Granted I'm far and away geared past chest/helm blues, but it realllly shouldn't have taken this long to get it.
Oct 19, 2018
23
HUGE, thank you so much for this, Can we additionally buy raid pieces with sanguiniecell? I have no idea what to do with this currency.
Oct 19, 2018
42
Remove azerite gear, including neck.
Replace with standard neck, and tier. Current Azerite sets look awful, and the greatest things about tier were the looks and bonuses.
Replace with standard neck, and tier. Current Azerite sets look awful, and the greatest things about tier were the looks and bonuses.
Oct 19, 2018
17
Great change. They are finally listening
Finally
Oct 19, 2018
24
P V P please!
!@#$ yer! Finally listened and delivered. Keep this up!