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Wrath of the Lich King PvP gear
hints at Arena Season 5
I was somewhat puzzled when the first pieces of PvP gear started showing
up in the Wrath of the Lich King Beta. The traditional 5-piece set of
helm, shoulders, chest, legs, and gloves (as well as the weapons) were
of blue or rare quality while the non-set pieces normally obtained
through Honor — bracers, belt, and boots — were purples or epic. The
blue items were tagged ‘LK Arena 1′ items and the purples were tagged
‘LK Honor’ items, which were easy enough to decipher.However, MMO
Champion uncovered an epic quality 2-handed mace tagged ‘LK Arena 2′,
which is a rather curious item considering the game files already have
LK Arena 1 2h Mace. What does it mean? At this point, not much. A lot
can change from now until Wrath finally goes live, but if we were to put
some weight into the item nomenclature, it might indicate that Blizzard
plans to tier Arena gear similar to how they plan to create two separate
tiers for 10- and 25-man dungeon items.
To be honest, the Arena 1 items are more reminiscent of Outland
Reputation PvP gear and don’t feel like worthy Arena rewards. On the
other hand, comparing the Arena 1 2h mace vs. the Arena 2 2h mace shows
a massive stat difference and could be indicative of a tiered reward
system. Is it possible that Blizzard would create a separate set of
Arena PvP gear that doesn’t require Personal Ratings but have inferior
stats? It would be like running an instance in Normal mode, while the
better gear is obtainable with (higher) Personal Ratings — the PvP
equivalent of Heroic mode.
Blizzard has stated that there will no longer be any forthcoming Level
70 Arena rewards, and that the Brutal Gladiator sets are the last Arena
items before the Level 80 items in Wrath of the Lich King. This brings a
few questions to the fore — will Season 3 gear become available for
purchase with Honor in Season 5 the way gear from Seasons 1 and 2 were?
If so, will Season 4 gear then be offered at discounted rates and
require lower ratings? Or will Brutal Gladiator gear be available for
the same price and Personal Ratings for all perpetuity? With no new
rewards, Level 70 Arena participation is destined to dwindle. While past
PvP sets were retired, the Brutal Gladiator sets are likely to be the
legacy set that will remain similar to Warlord and Field Marshal item
sets for Level 60.
Most of this is bound to change in the coming weeks. In fact, I’m hoping
they will. In particular, I’m concerned about the huge discrepancy
between the epic 2h mace and the PvE maces glimpsed from Naxxramas. The
Arena epic mace is at 186.5 DPS (806 top-end) while the Naxxramas maces
sit at 203.6 and 203.7 DPS (up to 880 top-end), which makes the Arena
mace massively inferior. Fortunately, all the PvP gear in the game are
certain to undergo changes — at least in the graphics department, as the
armor sets and weapons are old models from Season 4.
Exactly when Season 5 will begin is another point of speculation,
considering that the first Arena season began on January 30, 2007,
exactly two weeks after The Burning Crusade was launched. This means
Blizzard expects most players to take 2 weeks to gain 10 more levels and
we can expect more of the same for Wrath of the Lich King. Working
purely on the assumption that the pre-Wrath content patch will come
roughly around the same time as the launch of Warhammer Online on
September 18, it should take another 5 weeks before the launch of Wrath
of the Lich King — this means Season 5 is at least 11 weeks away. If
this schedule holds, Season 4 will have lasted about 19-20 weeks,
roughly the same duration as Season 1. With any luck, Wrath — and
consequently Season 5 — might just be right around the corner.
About
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