The Warcraft Formula

As Season 5 of WoW started in December of 2008, it was the first new season at a top level in some time, and it was pretty darn messy to begin with. That’s not to say that Blizzard messed up the launch. The chaos was a product of circumstances. Everyone had to start from scratch, trying to figure out what to do about their gear, their character levels, their strategies and their class specs. Everything was different and nobody had any real experience with the new stuff. So, gear for Season 5 is just now settling down and starting to think about Season 6 as well.

To start with, players had to wear their PvE gear into the Arena. It was required because there was no beginner level PvP gear at Level 80 to choose from. You couldn’t wear your Season 4 gear in because it was from Level 70 and even crafted gear didn’t measure up for beginners in PvP. For a while, there was a lot of mid-level dungeon gear in there.

After a little time went by, and players were able to grind for honor, they they were able to get pieces of the Savage Gladiator rare gear set. This they could get for honor points and emblems of heroism at Level 80 without having to fight in the Arena. The next level of Gladiator Gear (there were three this time around) was made available through honor points off of Archavon in Lake Wintergrasp and in the Arena.

To get the final level of Gladiator Gear (the Hateful Gladiator), you need to reach a 2150 (now 2050) Arena rating. It can be had through Archavon on 25 man as well as through a combination of Honor and Arena points and will take the majority of Season 5 to gather together.

Season 5 PvP has been a huge success thus far but only for players who can adapt quickly and know what gear to have and when. If you want to keep up with this quickly-changing situation, you need to join the WarcraftFormula today to get the latest information on Season 5 PvP gear, and learn how to improve your standings.