Kovenant84
T-369 days
Jewelcrafting: Anyone with the Xpac can take the profession, and make stuff - the stuff they make (that isn't BoP of course), and the recipes, can be bought and sold by anyone, though (Xpac or no).
Epic Mount: 100% speed bonus mount - better than the one you get at lvl 40. With the honor system, you can buy the 'black war [insert mount name]' for 30 marks from each battleground. The problem is that it costs 720g (lowered to 540g in the Xpac if you have honored status with your home faction) to get your riding skill up so that you can use it.
Honor system: Well, the lvl 60 epic PvP set is pretty damn nice. I've heard some people compare it to the Tier 2 armor sets. However, it's really only useful until the expansion comes out. True, they probably won't get replaced as fast as if you had all greens/blues, but I've heard most epics start to get replaced somewhere around 66-68.
Arena system: The arena system is totally seperate from the current honor system. Basically, you form up 'teams' (like mini-guilds) of 10, 6, or 4 people, to compete in the 5v5, 3v3, or 2v2 arena battles (they let you basically have a 'second string team' as a backup in your overall team, in case someone can't make it). You gain arena points and get ranked based on your performance - beating higher ranked teams ups your rank and gives you rewards faster than beating lower ranked teams. It's almost akin to the old honor system, but it seems to be a little less of a grind, as you don't lose arena points (in the same way you don't lose honor points you've already aquired). However, I think you have to participate in a minimum of 20 games a week to be ranked and get points.
That's about all I know on those points right now.
Gear advice: What's your spec right now? (I think you said survival...) Dont bother trying to buy some super epic bow from the AH - you'll waste your money. What's your level right now? If you've done any AV yet, did you choose the Ice Barbed Spear, or the Bloodseeker?
I'll make more recommendations once I know your level - might be a bit easier to tell you where to look at that point
~kov.
Epic Mount: 100% speed bonus mount - better than the one you get at lvl 40. With the honor system, you can buy the 'black war [insert mount name]' for 30 marks from each battleground. The problem is that it costs 720g (lowered to 540g in the Xpac if you have honored status with your home faction) to get your riding skill up so that you can use it.
Honor system: Well, the lvl 60 epic PvP set is pretty damn nice. I've heard some people compare it to the Tier 2 armor sets. However, it's really only useful until the expansion comes out. True, they probably won't get replaced as fast as if you had all greens/blues, but I've heard most epics start to get replaced somewhere around 66-68.
Arena system: The arena system is totally seperate from the current honor system. Basically, you form up 'teams' (like mini-guilds) of 10, 6, or 4 people, to compete in the 5v5, 3v3, or 2v2 arena battles (they let you basically have a 'second string team' as a backup in your overall team, in case someone can't make it). You gain arena points and get ranked based on your performance - beating higher ranked teams ups your rank and gives you rewards faster than beating lower ranked teams. It's almost akin to the old honor system, but it seems to be a little less of a grind, as you don't lose arena points (in the same way you don't lose honor points you've already aquired). However, I think you have to participate in a minimum of 20 games a week to be ranked and get points.
That's about all I know on those points right now.
Gear advice: What's your spec right now? (I think you said survival...) Dont bother trying to buy some super epic bow from the AH - you'll waste your money. What's your level right now? If you've done any AV yet, did you choose the Ice Barbed Spear, or the Bloodseeker?
I'll make more recommendations once I know your level - might be a bit easier to tell you where to look at that point
~kov.
