WoW players explain why the new Dragonflight gearing system is flawed
Instead of simply having Valor currency used for upgrades, gearing in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Patch 10.1 is more complex with players having to collect four different types of Shadowflame Crests, their fragments, and Flightstones. But that’s just the beginning—players explained the true reason why the system is flawed.
For days, the WoW community has been arguing that Shadowflame Crests and Flightstones are a poor solution to gearing upgrades in Dragonflight, and on May 18, one player pinpointed what exactly is wrong in a post on WoW’s subreddit. According to this player, the core problem is that Wyrm Crests drop only in Mythic+ dungeons from level 11 to 15.