WoW Midnight Valorstones removal confirmed
It’s official! Valorstones will be gone starting with Midnight. Let’s see what Blizzard’s developers had to say about their decision.
Valorstones have existed as a currency since Dragonflight, but now their time has come to an end, as Blizzard developers confirmed in a recent interview. Let’s take a look at their statement and discuss how the removal of Valorstones will affect WoW players.
Valorstones deleted in Midnight
Developers announced in a recent interview that Valorstones will be removed in the Midnight expansion. Here’s the quote:
“There are potentially too many moving pieces and a bit too much complexity in the current system. So I’d like to announce that Valorstones as a currency will be going away in Midnight.”
— Ion Hazzikostas, Blizzard
As many players have stated before and now Ion Hazzikostas has acknowledged, this currency is actually a bit too much, since you need it to upgrade gear. The whole design feels like it was made to time-gate players. This is especially frustrating for those playing alt characters, as there’s no way to exchange Valorstones between alt characters outside of the limited Turbo Boost event, meaning every alt has to farm them separately. One commenter on Wowhead summed up the problem best:
“This currency is one of the last gates from keeping alts amazing. I have hundred of crests showered on me from having reps maxed out and I can’t use them because I’m depleted of valorstones (after doing all the weekly activities for each zone). I don’t understand having this currency be a secondary cost to upgrading gear. I think they could remove the currency entirely and nobody would make a peep about it. Let me earn the crests and upgrade my gear thank you”
— Djthapanda via Wowhead
What replaces Valorstones in Midnight?
A common question since the announcement has been: What will replace Valorstones when Midnight comes out? We don’t know if the developers are planning any major currency system changes, but it seems unlikely. For now, the hope is that nothing will replace Valorstones and players will simply farm Crests to upgrade their gear.
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