New badge gear vendor unlocked on PTR
by Daniel Whitcomb 
Feb 18th 2008 at 8:30PM
We've already discussed the loot, but we now have official confirmation: It is badge gear, and the vendor is unlocked with the "Make Ready" quest from the smith herself after the Armory phase of the daily chain is unlocked. You're going to want to start saving up the badges now, though. the prices are as follows: -150 badges for the two-handers, the crossbow and the one-handed caster weapons.
-105 badges for the main hand melee weapons.
-45 badges for the off-hand melee weapons.
-100 badges for chest and leg armor.
-75 badges for waist, belt, and foot armor.
-60 badges for the rings.
This is the PTR of course, so these totals could easily change, but if you want to get yourself some of this phat loot the moment the vendor gets unlocked on your server, you'll probably want to start planning those Karazhan runs and Heroic sessions now.
If you want to go check it out yourself, by the way, the portal to Quel'danas from Shattrath has been opened on test server as well, so you can just head to the center of Shattrath city and teleport directly there.
Thanks to our various tipsters for the heads up.
Filed under: Realm News, Patches, Items, Odds and ends, News items, Instances, Quests
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Whut Feb 18th 2008 8:39PM
this is so game-breaking.
Charlie Taylor Feb 18th 2008 8:38PM
There is of course way too many people crowded around the vendor, Tauren's on Taulbuk's included. Jackasses.
Daniel Whitcomb Feb 18th 2008 8:45PM
For me, Charlie, it was a gnome on an Elekk. In order to right click the vendor, I had to activate nameplates and right-click on the smith's nameplate.
Kaydeethree Feb 18th 2008 8:41PM
Or they could just check the wiki and keep the server from crashing again... http://www.wowwiki.com/Smith_Hauthaa
jumb Feb 18th 2008 8:41PM
Wtb 425 badges.
Kani Feb 18th 2008 9:01PM
World of Raids got a nice sorted list with tooltip:
http://boards.worldofraids.com/topic-11051-1.html
Abhinav Kumar Feb 18th 2008 9:14PM
Wooo... thats a lot of badges. Maybe i'll get to see BT now.
Pete Feb 18th 2008 9:20PM
Certainly a lot of badges, but remember that (unless I'm mistaken) SSC and TK will also drop them now. Any raider will have enough in no time. Great idea to fill any gaps from unlucky drops.
Razhlok Feb 18th 2008 9:23PM
96 Badges to go until my X-bow. Maybe I should drop SSC/TK and start running Kara and ZA before the patch. :)
Raaj Feb 18th 2008 9:53PM
Can people conceivably get this many goddamn badges? I can't even get the 60 I need for my PVP cloak.
BillDoor Feb 18th 2008 11:33PM
Do kara once a week, do ZA twice a week, and do the daily heroic every day. You'll get your badges in no time.
Raaj Feb 19th 2008 3:58AM
Except that I said PVP cloak...I PVP, I can't stand raiding.
PeeWee Feb 19th 2008 9:06AM
"I can't stand raiding"
Then you shouldn't get the PvE gear. Just like I want the S3 set, but since I loathe the Arena I will never get it.
Geez, some people...
Satrix of SSO Feb 19th 2008 11:55AM
Yes, but Blizz made a PvP cloak obtainable (and better than previous PvP only cloaks) through badges. It's not fair to "geez, some people" at the player for aspiring to obtain the best quality PvP item, even if he/she doesn't like PvE, and can't find a PvE group to pbtain 60 badges. The PvP cloak isn't exactly PvE gear... It's just PvP gear at a PvE vendor. Go figure.
Raaj Feb 20th 2008 6:53AM
^ Bingo. I'm not asking for a handout, I want a viable way of getting an item intended for PvP use. I play so randomly that I don't have a normal group of friends to tear through heroics with, so I'm completely SOL since heroic PUGs are some of the worst groups imaginable.
JParris Feb 19th 2008 1:10AM
I have a question. The Shattrath-based dailies, like the one for Nagrand with the goggles, do they go away after the portal is opened? I know no one probably knows, but do you think any of the dailies will go away once the entire island is unlocked?
Daniel Whitcomb Feb 19th 2008 2:38AM
Right now, JParris, None of the dailies are going away on the PTR. The quest givers mention something to effect of their goal being reached, but still wanting extra help to keep supplied/drive the enemy back or what have you. You can check John Himes' series of guides on this site to the various tiers of the Quel'danas unlocking effort if you want to see how those quests go.