Revival Catalyst Available During the First Week of Dragonflight Season 3 - Charges Once Every Two Weeks

Posted 2023/09/07 at 4:18 PM by Anshlun

Newman: How quickly will the Catalyst open to turn other items into tier armor set pieces?

Scarborough: I have a lot of very passionate feelings about the Catalyst. I made a big post before 10.1 came out that was saying we were going to hold fast to the idea of the Catalyst unlocking a little later. In hindsight, that was just not really in sync with how free the upgrade system felt immediately — so there were two systems that were talking past one another.

We wanted you to feel the kind of tension and excitement of unlocking your tier pieces, but when everyone was rocketing up in item level so fast, they just didn't feel like they mixed.

Newman: So what are you doing for this season?

Scarborough: We're going to be moving to a system where we unlock the Catalyst at week one. It is available, but you are going to earn charges more slowly, so every two weeks instead of every one. There are a few other tweaking and moving of numbers to make that make sense.

What this effectively means is that if you are a non-raider, you are not going to be nearly as disadvantaged as you've been before. You're going to be starting to get pieces from the jump, though you will have to wait two weeks for your next one, and two weeks for your next one.

The point at which most people would get their four-piece does not change, but the point at which you can start collecting them, especially if you're a non-raider, starts sooner.

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Comment by Faelystirihuge WComment by WoodknockwowComment by TOMRUSIf they are going to make it 1 charge per 2 weeks, then they should make it so if you converted one piece of gear for specific slot in that season, then any subsequent items for that slot can be converted for free, otherwise you will end up with too few charges even after a while and wont be able to convert new items that are upgrades...Comment by Toasty582By far the largest W out of everything announced so farComment by Weryxhuge WComment by WeryxBy far the largest W out of everything announced so farComment by corrupt733WComment by ancineniProbably the first and only rational decision in this entire expansion.

The best would be to entirely remove vault tier drop and make it 1 charge a week if they are going down this road.
Imo titan residuum system was way way way superior in 8.1 onwards, but at least this system is not entirely DoA anymore.

Little improvement for sure, but nowadays this is counts as a monumental step if its coming from blizzard...Comment by Landaihuge WComment by SckootsDo current charges in season 2 carry over, or do we start over from zero?Comment by fyrakkcool but raid accquisition of tier is too op compared to other activities, they are buffing raiders more instead of bridging the gapComment by Redemption86It's not a win at all, it's one step forward two steps back.Comment by LuckyPedHuuuuuuuge Win.
I only needed 1 or 2 convert ever from this whole system anyway... so now i finish it in week 3 instead of week 5~6 lolComment by corrupt733Do current charges in season 2 carry over, or do we start over from zero?It's not a win at all, it's one step forward two steps back.Comment by m7hammerIf they are going to make it 1 charge per 2 weeks, then they should make it so if you converted one piece of gear for specific slot in that season, then any subsequent items for that slot can be converted for free, otherwise you will end up with too few charges even after a while and wont be able to convert new items that are upgrades...Comment by LuckyPedhuge Wthere are a few other tweaking and moving of numbers to make that make sense.Comment by Weryxhuge WComment by ClawmedaddyFirst week? Nice! 1 charge every 2 weeks? So much for that :')Comment by ApollomantisKind of a bad change in comparison to how it works now in terms of the number of charges you gain, so it seems like the best strategy for using it will be to wait until you get mythic level pieces or an equivalent and then use it to convert it into a tier piece or other pieces as needed.Comment by Lawzeckits not a win lmao waiting 2 months if you ever want to make transmog or even tier sets its just a stupid game design just make it 1 week and stop with the timegating bs its so dumb they still follow that philosophy

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