Summary
World of Warcraft ClassicSeason of Discovery just teased some big changes coming to class balance, raids, and world bosses in Phase 4. Though the first endgame update of Season of Discovery doesn’t have a release date yet,World of Warcraftplayers can expect to learn more soon.
Season of Discovery isWorld of Warcraft Classic’s game-changing experiment that has featured multiple phases, each with new level caps, endgame content, and class-altering Rune engravings. Considering the fourth phase of Season of Discovery is its first one at theClassiclevel cap of 60,World of Warcrafthas taken some extra time to perfect the update, and to release it at the most opportune time.
Now,World of Warcraft Classichas revealed a first look at Phase 4 of Season of Discovery. The early development blog confirmed class adjustments, plus Rune engravings for the Cloak slot and brand-new class-agnostic Utility Runes for Rings. However, one of the biggest changes coming in the update is the transformation of Lord Kazzak and Azuregos – twoClassicworld bosses – into instancedraids for between 20 and 40World of Warcraftcharacters. These new challenges sound similar to Onyxia’s Lair, which will be tweaked to accommodate the same number of players.
WoW Classic Season of Discovery Phase 4 Features
As previously confirmed,Molten Core is becoming a 20-man raid inWoW Classic Season of Discovery. That said, this new version of the iconicWorld of Warcraftraid has a variable difficulty mechanic. Seemingly inspired by the Heroic and Mythic raids in modernWoW, it sounds like raid teams will be able to literally turn up the heat in Molten Core for a bigger challenge and better rewards.
TheDiscoverer’s Delight XP boost thatWorld of Warcraft Classichas periodically increased throughout Season of Discovery is getting a buff as well. In Phase 4, characters will get 150% bonus experience from all sources until level 50, after which it will drop to 50% until they hit the new level cap of 60.
Fans can expect a full Phase 4 preview soon that will likely extrapolate on these features, and reveal a release date for the first endgame phase of Season of Discovery. In the meantime, fans interested in getting a sneak preview ofWorld of Warcraft ClassicSeason of Discovery Phase 4 can do so in the first-ever SoD Public Test Realm, the goal of which is to focus on class balance and the new Rune engravings.
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