Tomestone weekly cap?

[dspguy]

It is a treadmill to keep you subbed. However, the other way I see it... it promotes healthier game play. By limiting the player to 450 per week, it allows for the players that just want to run expert five times per week to be on the same level playing field as the player that wants to run 450 worth of weekly tomes on Tuesdays.

Healthier to provide options. Also healthier to encourage players to try other content. 24-man for a tomestone-equivalent piece (albeit, not upgradeable) and savage content, if that's their prerogative.

[Wolwosh]

Its a bit weird though that its still 450 atm.
Savage got uncapped this week so why didn't they up it to 900 like they usually do?

[Driavna]

Its a bit weird though that its still 450 atm.
Savage got uncapped this week so why didn't they up it to 900 like they usually do?

That raise only happen when next expansion is about to be release.

Anyway is just a way to keep players sub and to encourage to do other content in order to gear more classes is jut want.

[Deveryn]

Its a bit weird though that its still 450 atm.
Savage got uncapped this week so why didn't they up it to 900 like they usually do?

It doesn't really matter at this point. For those taking this route, there's new crafted gear coming that will be better.
They're also going to be lifting the cap once the new currency comes out.

[NekoMataMata]

It doesn't really matter at this point. For those taking this route, there's new crafted gear coming that will be better.
They're also going to be lifting the cap once the new currency comes out.

Even if they didn't, the current crafted gear is the same ilvl, even if it's not as good.

And crafted gear is incredibly cheap this time around. I remember during ShB it was a bit pricey? Not to mention it's even cheaper than buying a full set of crafted gear normally because of the Rain Shop and the certificates. Instead of buying a full set of gear you just buy whatever gives the most certificates for the amount of gold you spend and you turn those items in, then rebuy the augmented classical stuff for it.

I don't really know where they were going with that.

[Driavna]

Even if they didn't, the current crafted gear is the same ilvl, even if it's not as good.

And crafted gear is incredibly cheap this time around. I remember during ShB it was a bit pricey? Not to mention it's even cheaper than buying a full set of crafted gear normally because of the Rain Shop and the certificates. Instead of buying a full set of gear you just buy whatever gives the most certificates for the amount of gold you spend and you turn those items in, then rebuy the augmented classical stuff for it.

I don't really know where they were going with that.

Crafted gear and how it can be upgrade to 590 invalidate a lot of gear progression and it's kind of a problem in a way. (If you care about that of course)

[Delis]

Crafted gear and how it can be upgrade to 590 invalidate a lot of gear progression and it's kind of a problem in a way. (If you care about that of course)

Upgrading crafted gear comes in the odd number patches which are generally catch up patches. We will get new crafted in 6.2 then the ability to upgrade it in 6.3, along with an easier way to upgrade the tome gear, 24 man raid which has gear at the base tome/ upgraded crafted gear, so its not really an issue.

[NekoMataMata]

Crafted gear and how it can be upgrade to 590 invalidate a lot of gear progression and it's kind of a problem in a way. (If you care about that of course)

I used to care about it.

I started in ShB and I started maybe half way through it? I wanted to sort of gear up naturally through my weekly tome limit and through the regular tomestone gear which isn't as good but a lot of people got on my case about not just buying crafted gear(which was at the time super expensive).

Doesn't really bother me any more cause the novelty has worn off but still...

[Deveryn]

Even if they didn't, the current crafted gear is the same ilvl, even if it's not as good.

And crafted gear is incredibly cheap this time around. I remember during ShB it was a bit pricey? Not to mention it's even cheaper than buying a full set of crafted gear normally because of the Rain Shop and the certificates. Instead of buying a full set of gear you just buy whatever gives the most certificates for the amount of gold you spend and you turn those items in, then rebuy the augmented classical stuff for it.

I don't really know where they were going with that.

Incorrect:

Current crafted is the same ilvl as regular radiant. However, that's as far as it goes. Radiant can be upgraded to 600. Savage raiders get dibs on the upgrade items while we wait on the next alliance raid coin drops
They also get the Asphodelos coffers which are automatically 600.
Crafted is always at least 10 ilvl behind the max possible gain from Savage raiding.

[Brightamethyst]

What's the purpose of this limit?

Weekly caps exist to keep people from running 100 dungeons and a dozen raids on patch day and then spending the next 4 months complaining that there's nothing to do.