Hey just want to see if what I experience was normal. I’m a returning player and have been having a grand ol’ time doing some of the older content and having a real slow burn on leveling. The item scaling mechanic was nice since it kept me upgrading gear occasionally even though post lvl 30 I was one shotting everything I didnt mind because I was having a real walk down memory lane.
I got to lvl 72 with a corresponding ilvl for most of my gear, then suddenly noticed my gear ilvl had changed to 30ish and drops and quest rewards were no longer scaling either. That happened for a couple of hours then suddenly greens and whites started dropping in the world in ilvl 50s range. Also previously normal dungeons would give me scaled blue loot in the ilvl 70s range, but now everything is 30 for boss blue rewards but I’ll still get green drops in dungeons in the 50s. Raid purple gear was always capped at around 30 that has stayed the same. It all changed literally mid gaming session and seems so chaotic I just feel like something is wrong or went wrong. If its normal let me know. Like if you are a max level character and run a normal TBC or Northrend dungeon what ilvl drops for greens and boss loot blues? Thanks in advance.
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I don’t know specifically, but I can safely say in general that yes, the item levels are pretty crazy. Not exactly random, but scattered, patchwork.
I will note that when doing older content, Raids and Heroic Dungeons follow different loot rules from Normal Dungeons.
Normal Dungeons scale. They are subject to Chromie Time. Raids and Heroic Dungeons are supposed to be fixed at the original (compensating for level squishes) levels of their expansions.
Thanks for the reply, yeah I’m not getting item scaling in dungeons anymore. I stayed away from chromie time entirely so wasnt in any timeline just the present the entire time I’ve been running around I didnt want to level too fast I know that might sound weird.
I should mention two things, first my actual equipped gear changed from ilvl 70s to 30s at some point I didnt notice it right away. The other is a queued for a raid in Dalaran at that Mage dude accidentally and then left immediately. Im wondering if thats what triggered whatever state I’m in thats causing dungeon loot not to scale anymore. If thats what triggered it i cant figure out a way to get out of it.
If I could just get someone to confirm if, as a max lvl player, you run a normal dungeon from older expansion content entering normally the blue boss loot scales or not that would tell me if I have some kind of wacky thing going on or not. Thanks guys!
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