

So if your current item rating is 272 for example, your personal loot drops will all be in a narrow range around that, say 268 to 274. (I shamefully wore a pair of bracers with defense on them for a few hours because they were higher level than what I was wearing at the time and it helped to boost my average.) It feels safe to say that there's no reason to care about amplifiers at all before you get there, and if you happen to pick up any set bonus gear, just stow it away for later.Īlmost everything seems to be personal loot now, and yours is based on your character's average item rating, so your number one priority is to ensure that this is always as high as possible, regardless of whether the stats on said gear are actually good for you. I do feel confident in saying that Spoils of War already feels a lot less scary and confusing than I thought it was on the PTS.īasically, the first step you have to take is to work on very straightforward vertical progression up to item rating 306, which is the current maximum.

That "new feature glow" combined with the generally happy buzz surrounding the release of a new expansion probably does a good job of covering up many flaws in the beginning. I'm a bit hesitant to pass judgement on a new gearing system after less than a week of dealing with it, mostly because I actually remember my first week of Galactic Command being decent fun too, even if my enjoyment dropped off rapidly after that.
