Cannot buy S8 PvE Offset shoulders

[goshatver5]

Hello,

I cannot purchase the S8 PvE Offset Normal shoulders despite meeting all requirements.

Character: Frostdead
Realm: Blackrock
SoloQ (5x5) rating: 1852
Arena points: 3776

The item is no longer red after reaching the required rating, but when trying to buy it I get:
"You do not have a high enough rank to use that item."

It seems the rating requirement is visually recognized, but the vendor still does not allow the purchase.
Sreenshots:
https://imgbox.com/ENVSPCiU,https://...x.com/o2epgetK

[Rabadopoulus]

You don'ta actually meet the requirements. You need 1800 rating in 3v3 for normal and 2000 for heroic. Soloq doesn't count as 3v3

[goshatver5]

The issue is that the requirement actually appears to be recognized by the game.

Before reaching 1852 SoloQ rating, the items were highlighted in red and unavailable for purchase. After reaching the required rating, their color changed to normal, which indicates that the rating requirement was fulfilled.

Additionally, the vendor requirement explicitly states that both 3v3 and 5v5 ratings are valid. SoloQ on Blackrock occupies the 5v5 bracket slot, so it should count toward the requirement.

If SoloQ rating was completely invalid for this purchase, the items should have remained red permanently. Instead, the vendor visually acknowledges the rating, but the purchase itself fails with a rank error, which is why this looks like a bug.

[skullatbash]

soloq rating has the same value as 2vs2 rating when it is about the requirement. tha is it.

But obviosly, due to client limitation, since soloq takes the spot of the "5v5 team", the client consider it as a real 5v5 team.
While it is not.

What matters is how how the "core" works. Not how the "client" works.

so, it is inteded.

[goshatver5]

That explanation actually makes more sense, but in that case the vendor/client behavior is still extremely misleading, since the items visually become available after reaching SoloQ rating.

And even if that is how the system currently works, SoloQ is arguably harder than regular 3v3, because in normal 3v3 you choose your teammates and play with a coordinated team, while SoloQ matches you with random players every game.

Because of that, it would be completely reasonable for SoloQ rating to also qualify for purchasing this item.

[Shred]

Considering how much hair you lose playing soloq they should give you one shadowmourne every week.