WoW Rookie: Hear, hear for tier gear

Posted by admin on 03 11th, 2009

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Filed under: Features , WoW Rookie New around here? WoW Rookie points WoW’s newest players to the resources they need to get acclimated. Send us a note to suggest a WoW Rookie topic. Reader Nick writes in with a question we’ve been planning to tackle here at WoW Rookie for a while now: “Hey, I’m semi-new to the game, but I don’t understand what a ‘tier’ is. My bro has a level 80 Blood Elf Hunter, and he’s always saying ‘Oh, he has Tier 5; I got Tier 8.’ What does that mean?” The answer to all this math is nothing more complex than the progression of class-specific armor sets. (Oh, and tell your brother he can’t possibly have T8 on the live servers yet — that’s going to drop in Ulduar.) Over the course of the game, Blizzard has introduced three-, five- and eight-piece armor sets for each class. These are the so-called “Tier #” or “T#” sets that you hear so much about, all obtained by raiding. Distinguishing between the sets grew confusing as new dungeons, raids and expansions were added, so players began referring to these armor sets in numerical order. Continue reading WoW Rookie: Hear, hear for tier gear WoW Rookie: Hear, hear for tier gear originally appeared on WoW Insider on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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