I have to vehemently disagree that purples are free ... anywhere.
Yes I know the Timeless Isle allows you to open a chest and get a iLvl 496 item. But it is not free.
For one, you have to be level 90 to use these items and to get to the island through the designed method. That means you have to put time and effort into getting here.
There are also two methods of obtaining these items:
- Killing elites
- Opening chests
Killing elites would not make them free as you have to fight, with a group to get these items.
With chests there are the ones that you have to purchase a key from a large Hozen. 500 timeless coins.
Not free. I have found that you lose more coins than you gain.
Most chests on the isle are one time use. The rest, aside from the chest cave, are weekly uses. So there is a great amount of limitation on you once you have been there for a bit. Furthermore the following costs apply, which apply to killing elites.
- You are not guaranteed to get an Timelost arrmor pice.
- If you do get one, you are not guaranteed that it will be for the preferred armor type for your class.
- If it is the preferred armor type for your class, you aren't guaranteed to get a piece that you need. You might get three chest pieces, and unless you have a burden of eternity, they are useless.
Now I understand you can send these pieces to other characters, but remember they can't use them until level 90, so if they arent' level capped, well they are just space users.
So no, the Timeless Isle is not just handing out full gear sets, there is a cost involved.
As for LFR, and more than likely flex and normal and heroic modes, they aren't free either. Last night I ran the first wing of Throne of Thunder. The only thing I got was a Sigil of Power and gold. No Purple armor dropped. Just greens that were useless to me.
So really, why are raiding elitists complaining about gear being free?
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