PvP Scaling - Bug report and Feedback

[k0s]

Current PvP Scaling Build: v1.0

Post here any issues or feedback regarding PvP Scaling.
Our QA Team will investigate further and might contact you on Discord for more detailed information.

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Changelog

29.06.2021 - PvP Scaling v1.0 released

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[Sarah]

AlbertsR133 wrote:

is it live? cuz there is no buff or something, same stats when i join bg

It is live.

PvP scaling doesn't change your stats in any way.

It changes your damage/healing output in relation to the ilvl difference between you and your target(s).

[Fanca]

trafikz0r wrote:

where can we see a detailed changelog for this PVP scaling ? Like what was changing ...

Every change from now on will be added in this topic. So far we haven't made any changes as the feedback is good and nobody has reported any issues yet.

Update @ 01-07-2021, 22:10:52

Cringeson wrote:

I think the damage/healing output could be Tweaked a little more for lower players, Because it almost feels almost non existent while fighting donors.

I think that the scaling coefficient is high enough, with roughly 60% damage increase when comparing an ILVL 379 DK with an ILVL 416 DH (37 ILVL difference). With this amount of scaling %, the lower ILVL has a huge advantage due to not only dealing 60% more damage, but taking 60% less.

Feel free to contact me via forum PM or discord. (Fanca#6164)

[k0s]

I disabled the pvp scaling until we come up with a solution.

[Sarah]

Nestx wrote:

Why don't you guys just add more Versatility gear to the PvP Vendor, it's much easier and simpler to do that with out any problems. And people will probably grind more PvP in order to get that needed gear for PvP action.

ALL items that exist are already on the vendor, literally every single one.

PvP items don't work like they did in Legion anymore, the stats are NOT random anymore. Every piece of gear has fixed stats again in BFA, and we have added every single item, for every armor type, to the vendor.

(Note that the stats for items on the gear differ depending on the season, i.e. Dread Gladiator plate legs have different stats than Sinister Gladiator plate legs, but it wouldn't be blizzlike at all to have all seasons' pieces available in a single season, and then just change their ilvl, so we will not do this)

[Sarah]

Nestx wrote:

What I'm trying to say is that there is not enough Versatility pieces, but regardless, this PvP Scale is not the solution to the "PvP problem" that you guys have. At this point every player should have high gear for casual PvPing. You are kind of late adding the scale, basically the players who got ilvl over 410 are useless in every match and the gear and grind was all in vain.

About the Versatility pieces, well, that's just blizzlike gear design sadly. All the pieces that exist are already on the vendor. If you want more pieces with Vers, you will need to do PvE for them.

Some items, even potential BiS items, are locked behind high end PvE or PvP content, unfortunately that is how Blizzard designed this expansion. (A good example for this would be Ret Paladin Azerite pieces, two of three pieces are PvP pieces, which means that PvE Ret players will to PvP a lot and obtain high arena rating in order to get them at a good ilvl. Or a Crit+Haste two-handed weapon for Fury Warriors - only available from PvP in this season as there's none in either dungeons nor the BoD raid.)

As for the scaling, it's meant to even out the odds between low geared players and high geared players - although this first live-test has shown that there are still many issues with it which need ironing out before we can fully release it, so we will continue working on it for a while and, until then, it will be disabled.

[k0s]

There will be a restart tonight ~2-3AM.

[Fanca]

vuanhlam92 wrote:

pvp scaling is really bug now, when i take low gear, you can see 194 ilvl, I can't use Grimoire of Sacrifice talent, my damage on dummy is 18080, at 50 stacks heal 165% damage done mean 18080 * 165%= 29832 healing, but it only do 20875, when i use high gear, it's not bug. https://youtube.com/watch?v=BPfpfd8E1YE: when i go bg with same low gear set, i used it on 386 ilvl hunter, at 50 stacks show on my screen 22800 damage but only heal me 14274 heal, mean real damage only 14274 / 165% = 8650, it should do more than 22800 damage because difference between ilvl is 386-194 = 192 ilvl https://youtube.com/watch?v=SVcSkD9snuM: now i test my deffensive on bg, 415 ilvl hunter still shot me for 65k aim shot So my damage damage is lower and damage taken still high even though i use low gear, i relogged, alt+f4 full relog but still have same result.

PvP scaling was disabled, therefore wearing low ilvl won't benefit you anymore.

Feel free to contact me via forum PM or discord. (Fanca#6164)

[k0s]

I found the issue with the pvp scaling random activating. Will be fixed tomorrow.

[k0s]

Pvp scaling is now completely disabled. We'll do more work on it on 8.2.5. Closing the topic until further info.