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Patch 5.4.7 PTR: Timeless Isle weapons go to 489 ilvl
The Timeless Isle is currently by far the best way to gear up your new level 90s, although perhaps not for long, apart from its weapons. While the remainder of the gear you get from the Timeless Isle is ilvl 496, as I'm sure you all know, the weapons are only 476. While it's likely because of the perhaps misguided notion that weapons are so important that they ought to be harder to get, it's a pain. If the rest of the catch-up gear is being handed to players so easily, why not weapons too? Well, on the 5.4.7 PTR, there's been a shift in the philosophy. The weapons are now 489 ilvl, so 13 higher than they were. And what's more, this change is also being applied to all weapons already bought. So if you're currently wielding a Timeless Isle weapon, it'll get a free 13-ilvl upgrade come 5.4.7. Considering the not-insubstantial 20,000 Timeless Coin cost of the weapons, you'd think they could match the ilvl of the rest of the gear, but this is definitely a step in the right direction. However, if all remains equal between now and the release of 5.4.7, it will probably be easier to farm Honor via one of the many PvE-based methods to do so, and just buy a 522 honor weapon.
