WoW's Valorstones Getting a Stay of Execution: No Reset in The War Within Season 3!
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Blizzard's decided not to reset Valorstones in *The War Within* Season 3, meaning you can stockpile them for a head start on gear upgrades, a welcome change for weary WoW players.
Alright, listen up, Azeroth adventurers! It seems Blizzard's had a moment of clarity (or maybe they just got tired of the complaints). Game Rant's reporting that the Valorstones you've been hoarding won't be vanishing into the ether at the start of *The War Within* Season 3. Bloody hell, it's a Christmas miracle... almost.
For those not swimming in WoW-speak, Valorstones (formerly Flightstones back in *Dragonflight*) are those shiny little rocks you use to upgrade your gear. Usually, at the start of each new season, they pull a Thanos snap and vanish, forcing everyone to grind from zero again. Painful, right?
But not this time, apparently! According to the Public Test Realm (PTR), Blizzard's decided to let us keep our precious stones. This means you can stockpile up to 2000 of these bad boys *before* Season 3 drops and get a sweet head start on upgrading your gear when Patch 11.2 hits. Fair dinkum, that's a welcome change.
Now, I know what you're thinking: "Jeff, is this actually a big deal?" And to that, I say, "Absolutely, mate!" Early in a season, Valorstones are like gold dust. Everyone's scrambling for them to upgrade their gear, especially when Crests are easier to come by. But later on, you're practically swimming in Valorstones and struggling to find enough Crests. It's a frustrating cycle.
This change addresses that issue in a pretty clever way. You can now actually *use* all those Valorstones you've been accumulating towards the end of Season 2 instead of watching them disappear. Plus, it'll make those early-season upgrades a whole lot smoother. No more feeling like you're starting from scratch every few months.
Of course, you'll still need Ethereal Crests to actually upgrade your gear in Patch 11.2, so don't think you can just sit on your pile of Valorstones and become instantly OP. But it *is* a significant quality-of-life improvement.
One more thing to remember: the Turbo Boost that made Valorstones Warband transferable is going away when Season 3 launches. So, shuffle those stones over to your main characters ASAP if you haven't already. No point in letting them rot on an alt, right?
This is a good step forward, a small change that acknowledges the player experience and makes the game a little less grindy. Now, if they could only do something about those bloody world quests…
Tags: World of Warcraft, WoW, The War Within, MMORPG, Blizzard
Original article: Game Rant