Cheat ilvl's (for LFG purposes) in WoD using PvP gear

[Zebb]

So, I was running around on my toon, and having had pretty horrible gear to begin the expansion with, after hitting level 100 I quickly noticed I couldn't access heroics due to my low itemlevel. So, I started getting the gear pieces I could, starting off with a couple of quest rewards, and eventually burning my honor.

After using up about 8k honor (the honor I had and honor I farmed), I noticed my itemlevel had increase to well beyond 620 (from a starting point of <600) with just four item pieces, each of which was only supposed to be ilevel 620 -- the math didn't make sense. So, after some testing, I figured it out - if you queue for a heroic dungeon while in a pvp enviroment (Ashran for me, personally, and I guess thats the best place) so that the item level of your pvp items is scaled up to 670, the dungeon finder thinks your itemlevel is actually as high as it is with the pvp-increase enabled.

Not sure if my post makes that much sense, so I'll simplify it into steps:
1) Buy blue pvp gear (vendors are found in Ashran, by the way)
2) Put the pvp gear on, and then enter the Ashran pvp-area (as in, enter battle) to "increase" your itemlevel
3) Queue for instances
4) ???
5) Profit

Most people in mythic gear probably won't have an issue with itemlevel for heroics after leveling, but I'm thinking this might come in useful for getting alts into LFR later on.

[chronux]

Lucky as **** to even get to 100. Im stuck at 90 with the ****ing lag :d

Ontopic: nice find! Does non-pvp gear not get scaled up?

[Fermie]

After you purchased pvpgear and que, you can resell them back and get all the Honor points back?

[Zebb]

After you purchased pvpgear and que, you can resell them back and get all the Honor points back?

This has been the case in previous expansions, can't see why this wouldn't work now. Can't test at the moment.
Edit: *Seemed* to work

Lucky as **** to even get to 100. Im stuck at 90 with the ****ing lag :d

Ontopic: nice find! Does non-pvp gear not get scaled up?

Only PvP gear gets scaled up - it's the system blizzard put in place to make sure PvP gear would be better in PvP enviroments.

[gen4ik]

Yes, its possible to cheat with ilvl of PvP-gear in LFG, LFR and new new group finder system (min ilvl requirement)

[Takri]

This is not even an exploit .. pvp and pve gear are exactly the same il level wise, only difference could occur is set bonus, so unless you don't have set bonus and or higher il PVE item, PVP item would act the same if not even better than a low il PVE gear or same il PVE gear.

Clearly not exploit and is intended.

[Ssateneth]

This is not even an exploit .. pvp and pve gear are exactly the same il level wise, only difference could occur is set bonus, so unless you don't have set bonus and or higher il PVE item, PVP item would act the same if not even better than a low il PVE gear or same il PVE gear.

Clearly not exploit and is intended.

You clearly don't know how pvp gear works now do you?

PVE gear has a higher ilvl in pve and gets scaled down to a lower level in PVP
PVP gear has a higher ilvl in pvp and gets scaled down to a lower level in PVE

otherwise yes, given a 660 ilvl pve or ilvl 660 pvp (after zone scaling to correct ilvl), they are the same, stat wise

[Fermie]

This has been the case in previous expansions, can't see why this wouldn't work now. Can't test at the moment.
Edit: *Seemed* to work

Good news

[Kentus]

Definitely not an expolit ...

[SevenAzu]

didnt seem to work for me on char sheet ilvl 616 dungeon finder said i had 595

[phansawat]

i found an vendor sell whole gear/weapon/trinket/ring for 50g think it intends but just buying these u Ilvl wil be boost to 690 without enter ashran

http://imgur.com/MV05aNA

coordination 35.40

Nagrand

[Spooch]

i found an vendor sell whole gear/weapon/trinket/ring for 50g think it intends but just buying these u Ilvl wil be boost to 690 without enter ashran

imgur: the simple image sharer

coordination 35.40

Nagrand

He doesn't appear to sell anything for me..

[phansawat]

He doesn't appear to sell anything for me..

Dunno wil go check later again but i as able to buy everything

[Ramstain]

Gladiator Vendor at 35,40 no longer sells anything.

[crunk001]

This is no exploit...