World of Warcraft WOTLK PVP
WOTLK PVP Arena
Season 6 Armor, Weapon, Gears
WOTLK PVP Arena
Season 5 Drawing to an End
We are nearing the end of Arena Season 5, which is currently scheduled
to
end with or shortly after the release of the next major content update,
patch 3.1. A more specific date will be announced as we draw closer to
the
release of the patch.
As a general reminder, all Arena points will be reset with the start of
Arena Season 6, but honor points will remain.
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Arena Season 6: Rise of the Furious Gladiator
Kalgan hopped on over to the forums to make a significant post that
previews
what can happen in Arena Season 6, the tiers of gear available, and what
will happen to the Vault of Archavon. One of my fears going into the
next
Arena Season was that Archavon the Stone Watcher would lose his
relevance,
as he drops significantly lower tier gear a full season behind the
current
one. This would have greatly devalued control of Wintergrasp.
However, Kalgan reveals that a new boss in another wing of the Vault of
Archavon will drop the Furious Gladiator pieces. He makes no mention of
past
season's gear, and says that the new boss' loot table will be structured
slightly differently drom Archavon's. This could mean that the 10-man
version can drop the Honor-bought non-set pieces rather than a lower
tier of
Arena gear and notes that the boss will not drop the chest piece. In the
same post, he pegs the chest piece at a 1750 rating requirement, which
should probably indicate that the boss will not drop items with a higher
requirement (head, shoulder, weapon, etc.). This is an important
announcement that ensures the relevance of Wintergrasp. The boss is also
expected to drop Tier 8 pieces, making it equally appealing to PvE
players.
One important change to the beginning of Season 6 will be that new teams
and
personal ratings are likely to start below the previous median of 1500,
which will result in players climbing the ladder rather than dropping
through it. This is a significant change to the system and should
provide a
more fulfilling experience for all manner of Arena play. He also details
proposed costs for all the current Arena items as well as proposed
ratings
for the new Furious Gladiator gear.
HONOR ITEMS / NO ARENA RATINGS REQUIREMENT
Hateful Gloves
Hateful Legs
Hateful Chest
Hateful Helm
Hateful Shoulders
Hateful Ring
Hateful Trinket (there isn't technically a Hateful Gladiator trinket,
but
Kalgan is referring to the Medallions of the Alliance and the Horde)
Deadly Bracer
Deadly Belt
Deadly Boots
Deadly Neck
Deadly Ring
Deadly Cape
Deadly Trinket (the Battlemaster trinkets)
Honor costs for the Hateful Gladiator set items are expected to match
the
current season's Savage Gladiator gear, while the non-set Deadly
Gladiator
pieces are expected to match Hateful Gladiator non-set items. Those
aforementioned items will either be retired at the beginning of Season 6
or
lowered in cost. I'm inclined to think they will be retired.
HONOR ITEMS / ARENA RATINGS REQUIREMENT
1400+: Furious Bracer
1450+: Furious Belt
1500+: Furious Boots
1550+: Furious Neck
1650+: Furious Ring
1800+: Furious Trinket (higher version of Medallions, likely higher
Resilience)
1900+: Furious Cape
The Honor costs for the Furious Gladiator non-set pieces are expected to
match the current Deadly Gladiator non-set pieces. Kalgan also indicates
that these will drop off the new boss in the Vault of Archavon.
UNSPECIFIED METHOD OF ACQUISITION / RATINGS REQUIREMENT
1300+: Deadly Relics/Idols/Librams/Totems
1350+: Deadly Gloves
1400+: Deadly Legs
1450+: Deadly Chest
1500+: Deadly Helm
1550+: Deadly Shoulders
Kalgan says that the Deadly Gladiator set pieces will not be as easily
accessible as the current Hateful Gladiator items are with Emblems of
Conquest, the new tier of raid emblems which will drop from Ulduar.
Currently, all pieces of the Hateful Gladiator items are available
through
Emblems of Valor. It's quite possible that ratings requirements will
still
be required to purchase the items, only using a different currency.
SEASON 6 ARENA GEAR / RATINGS REQUIREMENT
1600+: Furious Gloves
1700+: Furious Legs
1750+: Furious Chest
1850+: Furious Helm
1950+: Furious Wands/Relics/etc
2000+: Furious Weapon
2100+: Furious Shoulders
2300+: Furious Tabard
Note that the lowest minimum requirement of any type is at 1300, which
indicates that teams and players are likely to start Season 6 at a lower
rating than past seasons, perhaps 1200 or lower. The spread between the
Furious Gladiator set pieces is also very large compared to Season 5's
Deadly Gladiator items. There is a massive spread in ratings between the
lowest required ratings and highest required ratings, which is
indicative of
how the new Arena system and Blizzard's philosophy of putting players in
their proper brackets. Kalgan importantly puts a disclaimer to
everything,
however, and mentions that all this information is subject to change.
Still,
it's a great insight into the process.
Curiously, the highest rating requirement belongs to the Furious
Gladiator
tabard. It is purely cosmetic but, as Kalgan says, "awesome-looking". At
2300, it is at a higher rating than any Arena item before it, even more
difficult to obtain than the 2200 shoulders from Season 4. The changes
are
likely to come with Patch 3.1 or shortly thereafter, as these items are
the
PvP equivalent of Ulduar gear. When asked about when Blizzard will stop
at
the increasingly angry naming convention of Arena gear, Kalgan replies
that
they plan to stop right before "Foo Jackin' Gladiator". Amen to that.
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