Patch 3.3: Helpful rewards for low-level dungeon runs
by Michael Sacco 
Nov 15th 2009 at 2:00PM
The Satchel of Helpful Goods is a level-scaling bag o' rewards, which EU Community Manager Wryxian says will contain one piece each from two sets of loot rewards. Quoth the crocolisk:
...these satchels are rewards from doing a random dungeon through the LFG tool at lower levels. There's two groups of items that can be inside them. One includes bracers, rings, necklaces and cloaks. The other has belts, boots, gloves and shoulder items. What you'll find in the satchel is one item from each group, and this is also further influenced by a ten level range. So for example, what is in a satchel received for completing a dungeon between levels 20 and 30 might be a nice necklace and some gloves, but from a dungeon between 50 and 60 you might get a ring and some new boots.
The level ranges he refers to are 5-15, 15-25, 24-34, 35-45, 46-55, 56-60, 60-64, and 65-70. Wryxian indicates that the two item groups are set up so as not to trivialize quest rewards from the zones in your level range, and to make sure that you're always receiving a variety of gear. It's unknown at this time whether these'll be blues we've seen before, a la Elven Spirit Claws, or whether they're newly-created blues with the express purpose of being Satchel rewards. Still, pretty cool. Oh, and you get money too.
Patch 3.3 is the last major patch of Wrath of the Lich King. With the new Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons and 10/25-man raid arriving soon, patch 3.3 will deal the final blow to Arthas. WoW.com's Guide to Patch 3.3 will keep you updated with all the latest patch news.Filed under: Patches, News items
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
hervoheebo Nov 15th 2009 2:08PM
Sounds kinda like Lootbags from Warhammer Online...
Magnett Nov 15th 2009 4:13PM
Warhammer Online? Online as in on the Internet? Man, what a rip-off. Other games have been using the Internet for years.
CyberNigma Nov 15th 2009 5:45PM
@Magnett
In Warhammer Online's case it is used to differentiate itself from the non-online game that it is based off of: Warhammer. Warhammer has been around since 1983 and many people think of that game when they hear Warhammer. It's a means to identify that there is an online version of that game. Without Warhammer, Warcraft probably wouldn't have started the way it started and without Warhammer 40,000 StarCraft most certainly wouldn't exist as it currently does.
I, for one, am glad Games Workshop didn't partner up with Blizzard for a game. If so we probably would have never had Warcraft or Starcraft.
Ashraith Nov 15th 2009 7:05PM
@ CyberNigma: rumor has it that Blizzard initially was in a contractual relationship with GamesWorkshop to produce a RTS. The deal fell through, the halfway finished game received some changes and saw the light of day as the first Warcraft game.
Kylenne Nov 15th 2009 8:13PM
@Ashwraith: This tired old canard about Blizzard and Games Workshop really needs to stop being spread as fact. No one has ever been able to produce any evidence of this rumor. Every time it gets trotted out, the "proof" boils down to "I heard/read it somewhere/some dude told me once/omg WC is so much like Warhammer, it's obvious" and no one can provide any citations for this supposedly well-known fact. Which is odd, because in other cases of well-known failed deals involving gaming developers, we do have proof. ie: Sony's failed deal with Nintendo to develop an SNES CD peripheral, which led to the original Playstation.
This is one of those urban legends that people have been repeating for so long, it's taken as the gospel truth. The original Warcraft owes at least as much to TSR as it does Games Workshop, anyway. There's as much D&D influence there as Warhammer, if not more.
CyberNigma Nov 15th 2009 10:20PM
This sounds like fanboys at work. The reason Warhammer Online is named as such is to differentiate it from the tabletop and RPG versions of Warhammer. That's really a fact, so being downrated for stating that fact is pretty much either spite or ignorance of the history of Warhammer.
As far as the read/heard comment above. That definitely sounds like someone that is not familiar with Warhammer 40k. Admittedly Warhammer Fantasy/Warcraft can all draw from Tolkien. Warhammer 40k and Starcraft do not.. Now I imagine we'll see the typical "I've been playing warhammer 40k since launch blah blah blah". Thats ok because we probably won't believe you anyhow.
I'll even point people to Wikipedia, which has some decent informaiton on how long Warhammer has been around and how small the online version is compared to the tabletop version.
BTW, neither I nor the other poster stated anything about Blizzard/GW deal/non-deal being fact. I said Warcraft and Starcraft would not be the same which I stand by. It's pretty obvious Warcraft and Starcraft was influenced heavily by Warhammer and Warhammer 40k regardless as to whether there was an actual deal being worked or not. If there had been and it had followed through we would not have the extra lore that Warcraft and Starcraft bring with them. In fact the posted commenting to me (yes I knew about the rumor but did not state the details purposely) stated specifically it was only a rumor. That leads me to believe the follow-up to that was either just trolling, venting, or being a fanboy of some sort.
I also realize Magnett may have been using sarcasm. I normally assume people posting on the internet are stupid until proven otherwise (it works) so I chose to respond as though he had no clue. That may or may not be the case, which isn't really relevant to the answer. The fourth reply of course proved me correct.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_Fantasy_%28setting%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_Fantasy_Battle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000
There's the facts about Warhammer. You can come to your own conclusions I suppose as to why their online version is called Warhammer Online. I'm sure someone will revise wiki to state that Warhammer Fantasy was somehow influenced greatly by Warhammer and that Warhammer 40k (since it never existed before Dawn of War for many people) will take heavy influence from Starcraft.
Hoggersbud Nov 16th 2009 12:22PM
@Magnett
I'm sorry dude, but you left off your sarcasm tag there, and apparently without one...
@CyberNigma
Please get your sarcasm detectors fixed. It'll just spare you being downrated in the future.
Actually, I'd say that WH40K while it may be divergent from the Tolkien/D&D paradigm in some ways, does rely on it for the basic foundation. It just adds a pseduo-technological twist to the setting. This is further demonstrated by how many of the armies in each setting are mirrored in the other.
Of course, there are other influences besides Tolkien in WHFB and WH40K, such as real world history, various movies and TV shows, and the same in WC and SC. And those influences themselves often have their own influences. I'm not sure why the fanbase gets so riled up over it, but they do.
Me, I just wish they'd spend half their time coming up with something new and interesting.
orlochavez Nov 15th 2009 2:11PM
The new dungeon system has given me a reason to level my remaining alts. This addition just sweetens the pot. Well done, Blizz!
Balthezor Nov 15th 2009 2:23PM
My alts just screamed GIEF
dodgeballer2005 Nov 15th 2009 2:26PM
My alts are going to love this!
kabshiel Nov 15th 2009 2:27PM
He actually says that the blue rewards are "of the X" random suffix types.
Magnion Nov 15th 2009 2:35PM
I never run dungeons on my toons at lower levels, but I may start now. It really depends on if you can find a group even with the new LFG.
Banndit Nov 15th 2009 2:37PM
Will we receive this every time we run a dungeon or only once per day? Anyone know?
Valt Nov 15th 2009 2:45PM
1st one will give this and 1gold 30 silver (from ?? to 5x dungeons). Next runs will give this and 60 silver.
Above 60 1st one will give this and 6 gold. Next ones this and 3 gold.
sankto Nov 15th 2009 2:40PM
Thats it. I'm going to leave my lvl 45 mage in the inn until 3.3 is released, then go nuts at the new dungeon system.
nekorion Nov 15th 2009 2:56PM
Leveling by questing: always been the standard.
Leveling by bg: difficult but possible.
Leveling by chain instancing: Easier than ever!
Edge Nov 15th 2009 3:30PM
^this
Especialyy with my healing Priest. My goal was to level only through instances and BGs with her, but instances were always a rare thing at lower levels. I certainly hope this changes things, I'd love to see all the old stuff I missed along the way leveling to 80 on my first toon.
OIK2 Nov 15th 2009 5:20PM
Was thinking of leveling my hunter (lvl 50) exclusivly through pugs, but have been having fun with her, and she may be 80 by the time 3.3 drops. Maybe I should start a new toon when 3.3 drops just for doing this.
Any one know what the min lvl for running random instances is? Maybe I'll lvl the toon to this point and shelf them till the patch drops.
Eddy Nov 15th 2009 3:13PM
Are these BOP or BOE? I'm guessing BOP but it doesn't seem to say.
Muse Nov 15th 2009 3:24PM
Will they fit the class I'm playing?