Welcome Back Low Level Characters with New Gear Update Feature on the Patch 10.1.5 PTR
Blizzard is welcoming back left behind characters with a new gift on the Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5 PTR. Available to level 10-60 characters, the opt-in Gear Update feature will immediately re-equip them with a full set of level appropriate gear, new 22-slot bags, clean out their quest log, and send them to their faction capital — ready for a new adventure.
Selecting a spec determines what gear the character is initially equipped with, but they'll get extras for other specs as well. Upon logging in, the character will find themselves in their faction capital of Orgrimmar or Stormwind, which could be a little awkward if you had a pre-squish character still in the middle of the Death Knight or Demon Hunter intro scenarios, but otherwise shouldn't cause too many problems due to the Level 10 character requirement.
They'll also be wearing all new gear — item level 90 in the case of our Level 39 Demon Hunter and around item level 53 for our Level 27 Shaman — as well a full loadout of 22-slot Embersilk Bags. While the Gear Update doesn't give any extra gold, the character's inventory will be cleared out of everything except a Hearthstone and Adventurer's Footlocker, though all of your old items and gear will still be mailed back to you — even the grey trash items, which is a great time to try out that new Sell All Junk button, also coming in Patch 10.1.5! Still beat out by Heirlooms, the gear isn't particularly impressive, but the suite of 22-slot bags are a nice touch.
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