The developers behindWorld of Warcrafthave been asking the community for feedback on the current dungeon systems. As a result, they have announced a raft of changes that will overhaul the way Heroic and Mythic dungeons work.
In recent months, calls for certain changes to dungeons in WoW have grown louder. The relative unimportance ofHeroic Difficultyhas been a particular point of contention, thanks to the fact that players very quickly out scale the rewards on offer.
Additionally, there are concerns about the progression tohigher-difficulty Mythic+ dungeonsbeing restrictive. All of that in mind, Blizzard is instituting several significant changes that will alter the way many dungeons function in Season 4.
Read on for everything you need to know about what’s to come.
Dungeon difficulty restructuring is the biggest update
In an official post on theWorld of Warcraft website, the developer detailed how dungeons would be adjusted. Specifically, this means the following tangible alterations will occur:
These changes should bring Heroic dungeons back to prolonged relevance. Additionally, some significant alterations to Mythics make them significantly harder. How this will affect the levels that players can push keys to is unclear, but it’s likely that numbers in the late 20s and early 30s will be near impossible.
The mitigation for the above is that the timer is technically being removed from some Mythics. Up to the equivalent of current +10s the timer will no longer play a role. Though Mythic +1 and beyond will have a timer in Season 4, this is the equivalent of a +10 if you log in today and it should take longer to get to this point.
This is detailed by the developer as follows:
That is all a little confusing but they also offer a helpful visual aid designed to clarify the situation somewhat.
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