Zarhym
After reading your feedback and locking ourselves in dim, florescent-lit rooms for much deliberation, we have decided that we are NOT going to convert
Points de vaillance to Justice and Justice to gold when 5.2 ships. Current Valor items will continue to require
Points de vaillance in 5.2, and will be offered at a discount as listed in the
PTR patch notes. Given that PvE and PvP currencies function quite a bit differently, Conquest will still convert to Honor and Honor to gold as previously discussed.
We’re making the Valor change for a couple of reasons, but primarily because we think a down-conversion under the new Mists endgame progression model just feels mean. We traditionally viewed this conversion process with each patch as a necessary evil to discourage hoarding—it’s not fun to feel like you can’t spend your Valor in the weeks before a new patch because you have to be ready to buy everything up. However, we have a Valor cap now to prevent excessive hoarding, many of the
Points de vaillance rewards in 5.2 require raiding to acquire (for example, many of the ilevel 522 rewards are tied to
Assaut des Pandashan reputation, which you’ll only gain rep with by raiding in the
Trône du tonnerre), and the LFR version has an ilvl-480 requirement, meaning you can’t hoard
Points de vaillance on a brand new 90 and jump straight to the best stuff. All of these factors being considered, it doesn’t make good sense to take
Points de vaillance away from players in this context. Down-conversions may occur for future patch releases depending on the circumstances, but for 5.2 it’s safe and snuggly where it is.
In addition, we’re making a change to ensure that there are some gear rewards available via the
Kirin Tor Offensive and Sunreaver Onslaught, the two new factions with which players can earn reputation in 5.2 without raiding. The patch was shaping up to be a real challenge for players who don’t like raiding (including LFR), as our original design meant that no new Valor rewards would be available to them without needing to run
Trône du tonnerre. You can expect to see the
Points de vaillance rewards on the
Offensive du Kirin Tor and
Assaut des Saccage-Soleil quartermasters updated on the 5.2 public test realms in the near future. These rewards are ilevel 496 and will only accommodate a few slots, as they aren’t intended to be very attractive to raiders (including those running LFR), but should give non-raiders something to shoot for in 5.2.
If you’ve already made plans and sank your
Points de vaillance, don’t fret! As of this announcement, and even if you have 0
Points de vaillance currently, you still have enough time to cap out at 3000
Points de vaillance before patch 5.2 goes live. (It’s math!)
We’d love to hear your feedback about this change, and how you’re planning to earn, save, and spend
Points de vaillance before the patch releases.