Home > updates > WoW 4.3 PTR: Valor and Conquest Point Changes

WoW 4.3 PTR: Valor and Conquest Point Changes

Valor Point Changes

Bashiok has just announced new valor point and conquest point changes coming with patch 4.3 that aim to de-emphasize the collection of valor points as a primary way to gear up for content. Both 10- and 25-man versions of the Dragon Soul raid will drop 100 VP per boss, down from 115 and 135, and Firelands bosses will only drop 50 points each. The changes are intended to kill bosses for loot rather than kill bosses for valor points to purchase loot. One can also surmise that the change is being introduced to give players more of a reason to try the new Raid Finder feature, where bosses drop loot with a unique power level. Check out the official post by Bashiok below.

We've made slight adjustments to the Valor Point (VP) drops on the 4.3 PTR which testers can now see. In both 10- and 25-player raids, bosses will now drop 100 VP each (down from 115 and 135 respectively). We’ll also be changing Firelands raid bosses to drop 50 VP per kill upon release of the patch.

This change is being made to further emphasize the desire to kill bosses for the items they drop. In the 4.3 raid, tier sets can only be earned from boss drops, and as Raid Finder will allow for just about anyone to get a chance to kill bosses, we think there will be less need for Valor overall. We want to try to match the lower desire for VP with a slightly slower acquisition rate.

We appreciate your thoughts and constructive discussion on how these changes may affect you and your guild once 4.3 is released.

BG Conquest Point Changes

On the PvP side of the equation, the amount of conquest points received for the first daily battleground is increasing to 100 up from 25, allowing players to work towards their conquest point caps quicker while not feeling like they have to run rated battlegrounds or arenas. Both rated battlegrounds and arenas will still earn points faster, but this change should allow those players who prefer regular battlegrounds to not be left in the dust. Check out the official post by Bashiok below.

In patch 4.3 we’re changing the daily battleground (BG) to reward 100 conquest for a win (up from 25). In addition, every non-rated BG that you win will also give you 50 conquest. There is no limit to how many BGs you can run this way, up to the normal conquest cap.

Our intent is to start acting even more on our Mists of Pandaria philosophies of encouraging players to approach the content they want to, how they want to, and be able to work toward meaningful player progression. Arenas and rated battlegrounds will still earn Conquest faster, but with this change you can now work your way up by running normal BGs, if you so choose.

 

Earlier Related Articles:

* WoW 4.3: User Interface Changes
* WoW 4.3: Explanation of Balance Changes, Part 2
* WoW Patch 4.3: Heirloom, Jewelcrafting and Enchanting Changes
* WoW 4.3: Valor Changes

WoW 4.3 PTR: Valor and Conquest Point Changes

Related Articles

• WoW Fan Art: The Competition between Pandarens(11-16)
• WoW Chinese Style Comic: Spoof Pandaren's Mount(11-15)
• WoW: Is 64 Bit Client Coming Soon?(11-15)
• WoW Art Gallery: Legend of Mount Hyjal(11-15)
• WoW 4.3: User Interface Changes(11-14)
• WoW 4.3 Legendary Daggers: Stage 2 Stats Unveiled(11-14)
• WoW 4.3 PTR: Deathwing Raids Orgrimmar and Stormwind(11-13)
• WoW 4.3: Alchemy Specialization Cost Rise(11-13)
• WoW 4.3: Explanation of Balance Changes, Part 2 (11-13)
• WoW 4.3: Hunter T13 Gear(11-10)