TLE Itemization Changes

Hello Kaladim,

Yes, items are changing, this is happening tomorrow. The first thing I want to be sure is clear is that the item changes as you saw them on test have been reverted, here is what are we are currently doing. Items that were flagged as mitigation type items were receiving 1 or 2 bonus defensive stats. This lead to only these type of items being considered desirable items and several non-tank specific items were flagged as mitigation items. We removed these stats from caster and melee type items. Items that were identified as tank items, this means that if it had a fighter class in the string, or was equip-able by only fighters, it had these bonus stats removed. This corrects the spikes in item progression caused by items having more stats than other items of the same tier. These changes are necessary because the overall power creep was too high to be sustainable. Non-tank items that lost mitigation stats because they were bonus stats, have now been adjusted to have an offensive spec, thus not having offensive stats reduced. This should make offensive statted items more desirable.

Below you will find our intended number of blue stats for items, per tier, in addition to the universal potency and critical chance. We realize this may be disruptive, however it is essential for the overall health of the game. We are making plans to review the buff packages on raid encounters for reduction, if necessitated by the item changes. We strongly believe the itemization changes are necessary for a sustainable TLE model that can continue to grow and thrive.

There are a few things that break this mold, those are epics and hunters items. There will be changes to those items but the goal is for those to be less intrusive, for instance, hunters items have 1 extra stat above their tier. Hunters are raid #2 tier.

Number of blue stats per item tier in addition to the universal Potency and Crit chance.

• Shattered Lands Level 01 through 30 - 0
• Shattered Lands Level 40 - Solo 3: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 40 - Mastercrafted: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 40 - Heroic 1: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 40 - Heroic 2: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 40 - Heroic 3: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 40 - Raid 1: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 40 - Raid 2: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 40 - Raid 3: 2
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Handcrafted: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Solo 1: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Solo 2: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Solo 3: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Mastercrafted: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Heroic 1: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Heroic 2: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Heroic 3: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Raid 1: 1
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Raid 2: 2
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Raid 3: 2
• Shattered Lands Level 50 - Mythical: 2
• Desert of Flames - Handcrafted: 1
• Desert of Flames - Solo 1: 1
• Desert of Flames - Solo 2: 1
• Desert of Flames - Solo 3: 1
• Desert of Flames - Mastercrafted: 1
• Desert of Flames - Heroic 1: 1
• Desert of Flames - Heroic 2: 1
• Desert of Flames - Heroic 3: 1
• Desert of Flames - Raid 1: 2
• Desert of Flames - Raid 2: 2
• Desert of Flames - Raid 3: 2
• Desert of Flames - Mythical: 2
• Kingdom of Sky - Handcrafted: 1
• Kingdom of Sky - Solo 1: 1
• Kingdom of Sky - Solo 2: 1
• Kingdom of Sky - Solo 3: 1
• Kingdom of Sky - Mastercrafted: 1
• Kingdom of Sky - Heroic 1: 1
• Kingdom of Sky - Heroic 2: 1
• Kingdom of Sky - Heroic 3: 2
• Kingdom of Sky - Raid 1: 2
• Kingdom of Sky - Raid 2: 2
• Kingdom of Sky - Raid 3: 2
• Kingdom of Sky - Mythical: 2
• Echoes of Faydwer - Handcrafted: 1
• Echoes of Faydwer - Solo 1: 1
• Echoes of Faydwer - Solo 2: 1
• Echoes of Faydwer - Solo 3: 1
• Echoes of Faydwer - Mastercrafted: 1
• Echoes of Faydwer - Heroic 1: 1
• Echoes of Faydwer - Heroic 2: 2
• Echoes of Faydwer - Heroic 3: 2
• Echoes of Faydwer - Raid 1: 2
• Echoes of Faydwer - Raid 2: 2
• Echoes of Faydwer - Raid 3: 2
• Echoes of Faydwer - Mythical: 2
• Rise of Kunark - Handcrafted: 1
• Rise of Kunark - Solo 1: 1
• Rise of Kunark - Solo 2: 1
• Rise of Kunark - Solo 3: 1
• Rise of Kunark - Mastercrafted: 1
• Rise of Kunark - Heroic 1: 2
• Rise of Kunark - Heroic 2: 2
• Rise of Kunark - Heroic 3: 2
• Rise of Kunark - Raid 1: 2
• Rise of Kunark - Raid 2: 2
• Rise of Kunark - Raid 3: 2
• Rise of Kunark - Mythical: 2
• The Shadow Odyssey - Handcrafted: 1
• The Shadow Odyssey - Solo 1: 1
• The Shadow Odyssey - Solo 2: 1
• The Shadow Odyssey - Solo 3: 1
• The Shadow Odyssey - Mastercrafted: 2
• The Shadow Odyssey - Heroic 1: 2
• The Shadow Odyssey - Heroic 2: 2
• The Shadow Odyssey - Heroic 3: 2
• The Shadow Odyssey - Raid 1: 2
• The Shadow Odyssey - Raid 2: 2
• The Shadow Odyssey - Raid 3: 2
• The Shadow Odyssey - Mythical: 2
• Sentinel's Fate - Handcrafted: 1
• Sentinel's Fate - Solo 1: 2
• Sentinel's Fate - Solo 2: 2
• Sentinel's Fate - Solo 3: 2
• Sentinel's Fate - Mastercrafted: 2
• Sentinel's Fate - Heroic 1: 2
• Sentinel's Fate - Heroic 2: 2
• Sentinel's Fate - Heroic 3: 2
• Sentinel's Fate - Raid 1: 2
• Sentinel's Fate - Raid 2: 2
• Sentinel's Fate - Raid 3: 3
• Sentinel's Fate - Mythical: 2