I believe this was done specifically so Blizzard would not have to build armor from scratch ever again. It saves development work hours. Same as destiny (the video game) and a bunch of other games like diablo.
Instead of building the exact armor you’re getting and putting it into a table for that mob, the programmer could just set armor ilvl % increases across the board and randomize it.
So every expansion it’s still the same, the programmer would just put in another range of ilvl and be done, everything else is just random. They wouldn’t have to build the sets.
I really do think this is what happened. And then they let go of a bunch of workers a year after making these game decisions in legion.
Not only do I dislike the vault, but I actually fear it. The anxiety isn’t about what wonders will it hold this week like I felt before It was turned on. The anxiety I feel is, will I be screwed again this week. Raids gave nothing, now vault nothing.
The vault is better than the weekly chest but it still feels bad. Especially now with PvP vendors offering choice items with currency.
Why not just add a currency on par with PvP to M+ and let the vault include a reward on par with the PvP weekly? It would seem logical that the reward structure would be more similar.
I think this would be great. Especially because if someone unlocks all three for Raid and PVP, they are likely looking for two optimal sets since the stats can be different.
Other than that though, I actually like the Vault. I get excited about what might pop up for me to select. Not saying it is a perfect system or the best one, but I like it more than the re-roll coins that ended up costing a lot of resources and didn’t guarantee anything.
I did both wings of the raid this week in LFR but can only get tier 1 gear tomorrow because it takes 7 raid bosses for tier 2 gear yet there is only 6 bosses available to earn credit from.
I really enjoyed the valor point system and would love to see a return.
Gearing this expac just seems a bit disjointed- I got a sweet set of gear from my covenant that Upgrades to 196-200? in every slot save-weapon,rings,trinkets,neck.
So what’s the point of world quests and my covenant upgrading those rewards- for me to FINALLY this week see 184 gear in slots that are already sporting 190+
Got a belt out of castle nathria woot! replaced the very next day with a 0.13% upgrade from the great vault.