Season One Armor - Preseason, but now with blue sockets.

[Sydares]

<p><img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/2ymvw2p.jpg" width="645" height="438" /></p><p>Changes:</p><p>+105 HP</p><p>+37 power</p><p>+0.3% crit bonus</p><p>+60 ability mod</p><p>+12 to all resists</p><p>+5 mitigation</p><p>+11 proc damage</p><p>+10 STA</p><p><strong>blue socket!</strong></p><p>This seems incredibly lacking for the 110 tokens it costs to upgrade. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/136dd33cba83140c7ce38db096d05aed.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Grumble69]

<p>The main thing are the blue slots.  But still, once you figure in the stats on the other pieces, it does add up.  It just sucks for those of us who have already bought the earlier pieces.  Hell, I haven't even equipped mine yet (still L89).</p><p>This type of mentality forces me to sit on my tokens.  Because you just don't know what they're going to do next week!  It's much more fun when you're allowed to trade-in / upgrade.  You get a sense of progression.</p>

[Gungo]

<p><cite>Grumble69 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The main thing are the blue slots.  But still, once you figure in the stats on the other pieces, it does add up.  It just sucks for those of us who have already bought the earlier pieces.  Hell, I haven't even equipped mine yet (still L89).</p><p>This type of mentality forces me to sit on my tokens.  Because you just don't know what they're going to do next week!  It's much more fun when you're allowed to trade-in / upgrade.  You get a sense of progression.</p></blockquote><p>I think the idea is you will have a new BG set every game update or every other game update.</p><p>You have the choice to sit on your tokens OR spend them get this new set and save up tokens for the next set due in 3- months.</p>

[LardLord]

<p><cite>Gungo wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I think the idea is you will have a new BG set every game update or every other game update.</p><p>You have the choice to sit on your tokens OR spend them get this new set and save up tokens for the next set due in 3- months.</p></blockquote><p>A lot of people will have enough tokens for all the season one gear they want on the day the GU is released, and then by the time the season two armor is out, they'll have enough tokens for that stuff on release day, too.</p><p>I personally wouldn't care very much except that a lot more people just don't care whether they win or lose these scenarios now that tokens are meaningless.  I like trying to win the scenarios, even though I don't need the tokens. </p><p>I hope the "seasons," however they're going to work, do a good job of motivating people to actually try to win the scenarios.  At the same time, I hope they add a solid death match scenario for all the people who like to focus only on killing at the expense of the objectives in the current three scenarios.</p>

[Rocc]

<p>Challengers is actually shared stats with other classes where as the original BG gear was much higher in stats than other classes. Another obvious clue that Aerilik played a scout. If I could find my stupid screenshots I would post pics I have of 4 of my toons with their BG legs and how the scout version is far greater. I'm glad to see someone caught this and lowered the stats on the Challengers plate and legs. It did say 79 STR till we griped about it. Thanks devs!</p><p>Edit - oops it said 79 STA not STR.</p>

[Sydares]

<p><cite>Rocc@Unrest wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Challengers is actually shared stats with other classes where as the original BG gear was much higher in stats than other classes. Another obvious clue that Aerilik played a scout. If I could find my stupid screenshots I would post pics I have of 4 of my toons with their BG legs and how the scout version is far greater. I'm glad to see someone caught this and lowered the stats on the Challengers plate and legs. It did say 79 STR till we griped about it. Thanks devs!</p><p>Edit - oops it said 79 STA not STR.</p></blockquote><p>I'm not entirely sure what this means, but don't derail this into a class balance thread. There are many of those. This thread is about the abysmal increase in power for the tokens it costs.</p>

[dellaripa]

<p>They should make it work like TSO shard armor, the new stuff being tier 2.  In order to get it you need the corresponding tier 1+tokens.</p><p>It doesn't really matter though.  They could put Potency 100 and 1,000,000 HP on each piece, if and when everyone gets it the status quo will still remain.  The grossly overplayed classes (for obvious reasons) will still dominate.  Damage will go up at an equal or greater pace than does defensive capabilities and healing.  In the end, nothing will have changed other than exagerated stats in your persona.</p>

[Tehom]

<p><cite>dellaripa wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p> Damage will go up at an equal or greater pace than does defensive capabilities and healing.</p></blockquote><p>How do you figure, considering the blue slots are very much survivability oriented?</p>

[Sydares]

<p><cite>Chath@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>How do you figure, considering the blue slots are very much survivability oriented?</p></blockquote><p>I must admit... that, added to the fact that the GU56 traits include an additional 5% to health and still more resistance choices -- nevermind that the new indomitable jewelry has a total of 1300 mit on it... damage in BGs is going to hit an all-time low, even with the slight bump in spell damage.</p>

[Trawe]

<p>well i would care if it was possible for german players to obtain such stuff.</p>