Blizzard has taken another drastic change to the game mechanics since Wrath of the Lich King launched. This time the emblem system has been changed in patch 3.2. You will no longer get Emblems of Heroism nor Emblems of Valor. Instead, all those dungeons that used to drop them will drop ... Emblems of Conquest. What do we have here? That’s a hint that the Crusader Coliseum will offer awesome gear, superior to any of the Emblem of Conquest rewards and we are now preparing for what comes next—which seems to be facing Arthas the Lich King in patch 3.3.
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In the next major content patch we will be making changes to the current emblem currency system to give players more reason to run the content we have released already in Wrath of the Lich King and provide a smoother experience for players looking to reach the higher tier content. While these are still subject to change we wanted to provide information on the direction the emblem currency system is headed.
To further encourage players to participate in more 5 player dungeons, the Coliseum’s 5 player instance will drop Champion’s Seals. In addition, the drakes used in The Oculus for the majority of this dungeon will now scale with a character’s gear like the vehicles in Ulduar. The end goal of all these changes is help minimize the growing gear gap that is causing a lot of frustration for players trying to experience the latest content as well as encourage players to continue running the dungeons that were previously released. |
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So, what does that mean for emblems we currently have? Will they be changed over to the new ones or are we stuck with them like we got stuck with badges of justice that are useless now.