Start 5.2 with more than 3000 valor points

[xenologix]

Hello,

I would like to share with you a way to start 5.2 with more than the valor cap. It may be common sense for those who know about these mechanics but I think it is still not intended by Blizzard to be able to do that.
Everybody knows that you get a 2 hours time to refund the gear you just bought with valor. This isn't counted when you are logged out. So here's the trick when you are valor capped :

1) Buy a valor item, preferably at a place which is very easy to reach, e.g. at the shrine (August celestial vendor). Keep it in your bags in a very visible place.
2) Now that you are not capped anymore, you can earn more valor points.
3) When your item is close to the 2 hours refund limit, buy another item. I recommend buying the same item as you can easily keep track of your "valor bank" items. Then sell the old one. You end up with the same item with its refund time refreshed and your total valor still higher than 3000.
4) When you are valor capped again, buy another item.
5) Repeat as much as you want. You can have 3000 valor with for example 4 rings of 1250 valor each in your bags, each expiring after 2 hours.

Of course for those who haven't started doing this yet, you may only have 2000 more valor in stock if you start now since the patch hits in 2 weeks. When 5.2 is live, you will be able to :

a) buy valor items you wanted from 5.1, as they will cost less
b) keep doing this until you get the necessary rep for new 5.2 valor gear, and get full geared in no time.

After the patch, simply buy items with your 3000 valor then sell one by one your items.

EDIT : DOES NOT WORK. Sorry I just picked wow this season and apparently Blizzard prevents doing that.

[imafish2004]

As far as I am aware, this hasn't worked for several patches now. That is to say the 2 hour sellback timer gets reset on patches.

[thim99]

As far as I am aware, this hasn't worked for several patches now. That is to say the 2 hour sellback timer gets reset on patches.

You are correct sir.

This has not been working for a long time, since the begining of cataclyst if i remember correctly.

[Beruis]

They aren't converting Valor anyway. No need for anything like this.

[Aegeus]

Also, how exactly do you cap back to 3k valor in 2 hours?

[Danielite]

Sigh... every time I see this post every patch. The timer will get removed as soon as server go up............

[xenologix]

Oh ! Well I just started playing wow with mop and had no idea how it was handled before. I thought I discovered something. Sorry for the false info, I'll edit out that.

Also, how exactly do you cap back to 3k valor in 2 hours?

You don't. You just refresh the duration each time, keeping your valor as items. But as it doesn't work, no point anymore (except if you want to keep valor above the cap for the new rep gear when 5.2 is out)

[Wazaki]

The last post was kinda confusing... does this work or not? Can I have more than 3000 valor when patch 5.3 is released?

[TehVoyager]

2 month old post necro dude.

just FYI there talking about 5.2 not 5.3

[Wazaki]

2 month old post necro dude.

just FYI there talking about 5.2 not 5.3

I know that but if it worked in 5.2 it would still apply to patch 5.3 where we will be able to upgrade items.

[TehVoyager]

ok. so, the sell back timer is removed on patch day now

this will 90% Likely not work.

i wouldn't bother with it.

[newsneez]

ok. so, the sell back timer is removed on patch day now

this will 90% Likely not work.

i wouldn't bother with it.

I've got confirmation from multiple Game masters, that there are no intentions on resetting the sell-back timers upon the release of 5.3.