You don’t need that much higher ilvl if you’re not engaging in content that requires that much ilvl.
That is if you’re excluding participating in solo shuffle, which you CAN and will be able to get higher ilvl gear.
I’ve got even a 402 ilvl gear from the weekly quest chest and several 396+ from solo playing in the weeks before raid and mythic+ opened.
Furthermore, I got roughly 400 primal chaos only from opening dirt/packs in open world, which seems to me that is something that solo players can do.
I also got max renown with all factions so I got 4 primal infusions to craft 405 gear.
That is right. Another thing solo players could do.
I’ve also got my professions maxed and I’m also a renowned crafter with several customers that keep coming directly to me for crafts as I’ve got a good reputation, so I’ve got a good incoming gold flow as well, which may allow me to early invest next tier maybe on some good piece or just keep paying my game time without having to actually pay $ for it.
Another thing that solo players can do.
What I see mostly is:
Solo players who don’t want to spend time doing:
- group activites, and yet, want same rewards of them (dungeon-raid rewards/gear/ilvl)
- long grind activities, and yet want the same rewards as players who spend a lot of time on those activities (rep/renown grind)
So, you want to have all the good side of the gameplay but nothing of the downside? Want high ilvl gear for things that you’ll never use just so you can show off around that you have high ilvl gear?