So, basically for speed levelers.. heirlooms will not increase leveling time at all. Which was something Blizzard promised, that they would help you level faster in another way. If you're not just not playing an alt for weeks+ this change is useless..
How about they boost the power levels back to their pre-nerf values if they're removing the xp?
Heirlooms aren't just for speed levelers. I'm a normal player and I greatly enjoyed leveling my alts faster than my main. Originally when they first came out, with heirlooms on you felt like a god amongst mere mortals. They were a HUGE power boost. Then that was severely nerfed, but they still offered a 55% XP gain. Now that's nerfed, and they offer... well, not much, really? I guess you'll always have decent (but not great) gear of your level.It's kind of a shame. I'm not hugely salty about it, but I do think it's the wrong way to go.
Everyone saying that Rested is good etc why? It's rubbish - if you are leveling stupid fast rested is useless. Should be something useful for leveling like +Speed.If it take's what 10 hours to level a character in Shadowlands - which seems to be very easy to reach given the changes, rested is irrelevant. I shouldn't have to make a character login, logout - wait for rested then level it - I want to play straight away - and the benefits of heirlooms don't justify that.
It took speed levelers that long, I would expect normal people to take much longer. No matter how short it really is, the point of heirlooms was for alts to level faster than your main, and that is really no longer the case.
Terrible changes, they still should refund players that bought heirlooms. This is a paltry exchange for what we paid for
Still seem kind of meh!
This set bonus is beyond lame. Rested exp is more or less a left over from vanilla that is more or less worthless. Now if the set bonus could increase the amount you can store, and the leveling speed at which you get it. That'd be nice. But as it is, it sucks big fat hairy moosenutts, with a lame factor that makes a hall monitor look cool.The stat bonus is interesting, but appears useless. Speed increase and ability to fly at level 10 would be good.
Ahhh, the giant F-YOU from blizzard to anyone stupid enough to play their game. So not only do they take away the entire reason most players bought the item, but now they punish your further by requiring you to buy and use multiple of the item to get a crappier bonus that the one players bought them for. Once again showing that Blizzard couldn't care less about it's players, and will screw over everyone just for the enjoyment of knowing they can punish people for playing their game.
I find it interesting but not good or impressive at all,I would prefer a 10-20% extra gold from looting enemies or completing quest till the user get back all the gold spent in the heirlooms,after it the gold bonus can get inactive and get this random and a bit useless effects active.I spent more than 100k gold in it,and I barely used it,for me is not problem at all the gold spent because I leveled like 5 chars with it but I know people that bought it few months ago and it's a really big kick for them.And about the new bonus ithe heirlooms will receive,they seems a bit random and underwhelming,I will prefer they do bonus like the ones of the Zandalari LoA and they let you choose the one you prefer,then at level 50 or 60 they get inactive.
Well, heirlooms are optional wear. Might as well just dungeon leveling. At lease the gear would be better.
Seeing them handle a system like this so poorly made me disinterested in the new expansion because clearly they still have a team of *expletive* ups designing *expletive*
2pc and 6pc are worthless since you can 1-50 over 10-20 hours. 4pc seems worthless since you're likely "done" with combat when you level, most of the time. 3pc could be interesting, depending on the values they're boosted by, but most classes don't struggle in that way now from my experience (while leveling).Revert the stat squish they did on heirlooms and I could still be happy. As is, leveling blues will surpass them and the set bonuses don't seem worth it.
Yep, that's exactly what I did in BFA, kill mobs with real gear on and switch for quest turnins. Worked great.
Rested exp? Seriously? The entire point of having heirlooms is that I use them to level faster, how am I supposed to get rested exp when I don’t logout....