[BG/Arena] Item scaling

[Luhox]

Problem: Items that are above 522 ilevel don't downscale in arenas/bg.

 

Date tested: 22/05/2014

Realm: x100

 

Priority: 9/10

[Dhurakan]

Pve items downscale to 500 ilvl so pvp gear is simlpy better You mean?

[uraganuu]

Even if they don't downscale, it's still alot better to use PvP armor when PvPing due to the huge PvP power bonuses on them. When 5.4 was set of the server, everyone had Dreadful/Malvolent from previous patch and newly rolled players had the option to buy PVE armor sets. Now, even if those PVE armors had much better stats, the Dreadful sets were much much better purely because of PvP power. So, even if they don't downscale, the people who wear higher lvl armor then 522(Grevious) are actually using lesser items.

[Luhox]

Pve items downscale to 500 ilvl so pvp gear is simlpy better You mean?

 

They should downscale to 522 ilevel, not 500

 

 

Taken from battle.net patch notes:

 

http://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/forum_icon/LZUR1I7TWKB21288055964704.gifBattlegrounds and Arenas

 

* All non-gladiator gear in Battlegrounds, Rated Battlegrounds, and Arenas will be scaled down to an item level ceiling of 496.

* Grievous Gladiator gear is exempt from this item level ceiling.

* The item level ceiling will increase at a rate of 1 item level point per week until it reaches a maximum of 512.

Edited May 24, 2014 by Luhox

[Worstworld]

Update: Pandawow atm in patch 5.4.8. PvE Items or higher than 550 downscale to (540) Inside arenas/bgs.

 

Tested 08-15-2017