Well, as anyone who was in the least bit interested will have realised by now, Turbine lied - I mean, was economical with the vérité - both implicitly and explicitly when they implied, or even in one notorious case claimed outright, that our legendary items would be with us forever, increasing in potency as we increased in level. So by next month, or a bit later, it's bye-bye l.60 First-Age Bow...
Despite the great number of leaks, official releases, forum posts and dev diaries, there is still much that is unclear or obscure about the future of Legendary Items post-Siege of Mirkwood. One question (or possibly hot potato) which as far as I know nobody has yet addressed, is what will happen to our hard-earned Bright Emblems of Nimrodel, otherwise known as First-Age tokens. It is just conceivably possible that come next month, it will prove possible to trade them in for the new SoM LIs, or perhaps exchange them for whatever barter currency will replace them - but if you believe that, you probably also believe in the Easter Bunny. Turbine has never, in the past, provided an upgrade system for outdated barter currencies, and I don't think they're about to; I mean, how many of us still have chests cluttered up with now thoroughly useless Vile Coins, Rift-iron Coins, Marks of Triumph and the like?
No. If you want my advice, take those Emblems of Nimrodel and run, don't walk, to your nearest class trader and hand them in for whatever level of First-Age LI you can afford, then waste no time shoving it into the Auction House for whatever insane price you can think of. Even though l.59 and 60 First-Agers now have a well-defined sell-by date, there will always be somebody who will pay good gold for them. You'd be surprised. And when you enter Mirkwood with a rapidly ageing First-Age weapon, you'll at least take comfort in also carrying a well-filled purse.
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Turbine has indeed provided barter exchangers for outdated barter items, both in the past and with this change in barter items. I don't remember off the top of my head which tokens have been exchangeable before, because I never had need to do so.
However, yes, I'm disappointed that legendaries aren't weapons you keep forever, modifying as you go, instead turned into more normal gear you exchange when something better comes along. The process is just slower. With the changes to legendaries, from what I've read, this should be lessened, particularly by the modifier scrolls that allow legacy swaps and boosts.
I now have 6 emblems, and am trying to get my remaining tier 8 relic for a guardian sword.
I really dont know what's best to do, decon my existing 2 age sword when I get all tier 8s & barter a 1st age 60, or wait for Mirkwood & pray that I can exchange tokens for whatever I need for the expansion.
I'm open to suggestions.
Well, as mentioned in the post, I would recommend using the Emblems before SoM comes out, either to acquire your second LI, or to place one on the AH and cash in. If you're planning to decon sometime soon, make sure you do so after SoM, so that you get the new SoM item experience runes which you can then put towards the new legendaries you will be acquiring. As far as we know, existing relics will be unaffected, and can be used towards the new, higher tier relics also coming in with SoM.
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