So, I’m a casual player. Not by choice, but circumstances drive most of my time and effort away from the game. From time to time, I’ll get the chance to do a deep dive into something, but it’s far and few between. One thing I have liked to do is transmog hunting, and the true end-game, Fantasy Dressup.
Now the game has made leaps and bounds to accommodate my playstyle. Catch-up mechanics, daily/weekly quests that help me stay on par with more veteran players, and though I haven’t tested it out yet, this new one-button rotation thing gives me more confidence to attempt more serious content that I have avoided (or been shunned from due to ilvl or experience). But still, there is a part I have been left out on, and I would like to see addressed.
For years, armor sets have been sectioned off into color schemes. Different Content would have the same ‘sets’ but PVP’ers would have one color allotted to their rating content, while Raiders would have a different color attributed to their end game. Same armor…different color. Back in the days, if I wanted a PVP set/color and I was not a PVP’er, I’d have to wait an expansion or two at least, and farm it with honor tokens. It’s not much, but it was honest work to get what I wanted for my own aesthetic.
But my question is, why? Why not allow us to work on all color ranges? I mean, PVP’ers and Raiders do deserve rewards all to themselves. The WAR Mounts, which are specific to PVP, are a great example of this, but it’s highly frustrating when Raiders, PVP’ers, and Quest/Story content have the SAME item sets, but I’m completely locked out of a color choice. Dragonflight Armors are a good example of this, and now even with the Legion Remix Cape. If I have a character with a red aesthetic, I have to do a 25+ key run!? I can’t manage that! And with it being a remix, once it’s over, I’m completely locked out of getting that ever again.
Sure, Traders Market may have lookalikes, but it will never be THAT item again. The Magister’s Epaulets are also an example of this. If I have a red or blood elf aesthetic with my character, I’m out of luck because it was only released in Pandara Remix. Sure, the Blue version was available on the Traders market, but again, that doesn’t help me any.
Can we get a system that allows everyone to get the color they desire? Im all for PVP’ers unlocking their ‘color’ one way, and Me having to take a slightly longer way to reach that goal, but as long as it’s possible.