Changes to the leveling system and item drop system.
By Legion

-Now points are used to increase the level; each rarity of items is assigned its own number of points. *Regular – 1 point *Rare – 4 points *Epic – 50 points *Legendary – 100 points *Items from the in-game store – 15 points -Added a tab for exchanging items for points. Item drops remain unchanged, items drop out the same way, once every 3 hours and once every 18 hours. *Epic items may drop instead
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