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Post by
lankybrit
Hi,
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/8586239/52_Currency_Conversions-2_5_2013
So, we finally have confirmation that Valor -> Justice with 5.2.
This makes sense, so people won't hoard Valor to buy the discounted 5.0/5.1 items.
BTW: Blizzard made an error here:
With 5.2 we won’t be changing current Valor items to cost Justice, but they will be much cheaper (discounts from 50-75% off their current costs).
They are discounts from 25-50% off, or discounts of 50-75% of, their current costs.
Cheers.
Post by
lankybrit
Wow, no one?
People on the main forums are all over this.
Why are they downconverting Valor to Justice when they're not downconverting the cost of 5.0 and 5.1 gear. It makes no sense!
Maybe you're all just waiting for the official wowhead post about this. I'm surprised they haven't got round to it yet.
Cheers.
Post by
Astygia
This happens pretty much any time there's a new tier being released, new valor vendors being added, or some other change in currency acquisition. So I guess I just don't understand why you're surprised, this has been procedure since...heck, frost emblems I think.
And unless I misunderstood, in your first post you note that the valor cost of items is being reduced, but in your second post you say the cost is not being reduced...? That's neither here nor there though, cause again...new vendors, new gear, new acquisition = valor conversion as it's been for a long time.
Post by
lankybrit
This happens pretty much any time there's a new tier being released, new valor vendors being added, or some other change in currency acquisition. So I guess I just don't understand why you're surprised, this has been procedure since...heck, frost emblems I think.
And unless I misunderstood, in your first post you note that the valor cost of items is being reduced, but in your second post you say the cost is not being reduced...? That's neither here nor there though, cause again...new vendors, new gear, new acquisition = valor conversion as it's been for a long time.
The old gear still costs Valor, but less Valor. Valor is getting converted to JPs. So, unlike previous tiers, you can't buy the old gear with JPs.
Cheers.
Post by
Astygia
That is different, true. Still, again, new gear, new tier, and thus conversion. The valor wipe doesn't concern me as I'm just used to it, but what's curious is that they're not allowing current valor gear to be purchased with JP, given that JP farming is much slower than it was an expansion or two ago.
In the thread you quoted, it looks like they are acknowledging that things will be different this time around, and the mention of additional items to spend JP on (along with reduced valor pricing) leads me to believe that things will still be a little faster in terms of gearing alts than they are currently.
So yeah, different, but different doesn't mean bad. We'll see how it looks.
Post by
584547
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Post by
lankybrit
Yeah, I'm not really bothered by the wipe either. I'll try and get my Valor as close to zero as I can just before the patch hits.
Cheers.
Post by
Adamsm
This happens every single time...and really, it was only in Cata that prices swapped; all of the other expansions had the prices remain the same as new items came out.
Post by
scook999
Not very concerned with the conversion of currency. I am looking forward to new content and progressions though! And really, you aren't that far ahead by hoarding points if they didn't convert.
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584547
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Post by
Rankkor
I'm really disappointed that VP items will still cost VP. I was hoping they'd cost JP already. I liked the old way, where they'd add a full set of new VP items, and make the old set cost JP. It made gearing alts a lot easier.
Instead, they're adding like 3 new VP items, and the old ones STILL cost VP.
Lets hope that by 5.3 they finally allow us to buy those damned things with JP.
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Post by
Rankkor
This happens every single time...and really, it was only in Cata that prices swapped; all of the other expansions had the prices remain the same as new items came out.
In Wrath didn't we have that badge system?
Exactly, which is what Adamsm said, in Wrath the cost of the items remained the same. IF this cloak costs 30 emblems of X, on the next patch it still costs 30 emblems of X, even though the newer items cost emblems of Z. So you had to go through that complicated conversion system to turn your Z emblems into X emblems.
Post by
atomicwolf22
I'm really disappointed that VP items will still cost VP. I was hoping they'd cost JP already. I liked the old way, where they'd add a full set of new VP items, and make the old set cost JP. It made gearing alts a lot easier.
Instead, they're adding like 3 new VP items, and the old ones STILL cost VP.
Lets hope that by 5.3 they finally allow us to buy those damned things with JP.
Yeah I fully agree. With every patch that I can remember then have demoted Vp Gear to Jp or Lesser Token. And Reset Vp to JP.
Post by
Adamsm
This happens every single time...and really, it was only in Cata that prices swapped; all of the other expansions had the prices remain the same as new items came out.
In Wrath didn't we have that badge system?
Exactly, which is what Adamsm said, in Wrath the cost of the items remained the same. IF this cloak costs 30 emblems of X, on the next patch it still costs 30 emblems of X, even though the newer items cost emblems of Z. So you had to go through that complicated conversion system to turn your Z emblems into X emblems.
^ This. Happened in BC with the Badge of Justice gear too; the new stuff came out, but the old stuff was still the same prices.
Post by
perculia
Lanky--it was initially covered in a dev post a few weeks ago, and was just reiterated this week. We'll probably be making a blog post later today or tomorrow, since there's been a bunch of breaking things like the new PTR patch and warlock green fire questline that we've been trying to space out.(##RESPBREAK##)2##DELIM##perculia##DELIM##
Post by
lankybrit
Lanky--it was initially covered in a dev post a few weeks ago, and was just reiterated this week. We'll probably be making a blog post later today or tomorrow, since there's been a bunch of breaking things like the new PTR patch and warlock green fire questline that we've been trying to space out.
I beg to differ. Do you have a link to a dev post previously saying that Valor was getting converted to JPs in 5.2?
Cheers.
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584547
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