In the new episode of WoWCast, several developers once again extensively discussed the innovations of WoW: The War Within. Particularly exciting was what Associate Game Director Morgan Day had to say about the highest difficulty level of the Depths.
What are the Depths? Behind the new feature of WoW: The War Within are mini-dungeons that you can tackle solo or as a group alongside NPC Brann Bronzebeard. You can learn more about how they play in our preview report from the Alpha of The War Within.
It is important to note here that the Depths, similar to Mythic Plus dungeons, offer an increasing level of difficulty. You can earn rewards up to Tier 8 of the Depths. However, in the instances, even tougher challenges await brave veterans.
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What does Morgan Day reveal about the “endgame” of the Depths? The Associate Game Director explains that the difficulty of the instance challenge is expected to rise up to Tier 11. There, a hard mode version of Zekvir awaits you. He draws an exciting parallel to one of the best features from one of the best WoW expansions.
For those who may be familiar with some of these solo challenges, such as the Mage Tower in the past, this will be a new solo challenge that players can tackle over time. We envision that it will take some effort and progress to reach the point where you can defeat Zekvir at this difficulty level.
If you succeed, a truly fantastic, unique version of the customizable Depths mount will be waiting for you, which you will be rewarded with very early in your adventure.
Associate Game Director Morgan Day on WoWCast
The special mount version that Morgan Day mentions can be seen in the cover image.
All the Important News from WoWCast
What other news did the developers bring? In addition to Morgan Day and host Bethany Stout, Lead UX Designer Laura Sardinha and Lead Gameplay Engineer John-Mark Hemphill were also present. Below, MeinMMO summarizes the most important insights from the conversation.
- Not only do collections and a large part of progression account-wide occur through the Warband, but you can also easily transfer items from one character of your account to another, or make use of the earned currencies of another character.
- If you have already completed a quest with a member of your Warband, the game will inform you. A reputation reward associated with such a quest has already been collected by your account.
- Items now have a new designation in addition to “Bind on pickup” and “Bind on equip”: “accessible to the Warband until equipped”.
- Resources stored in the Warband bank can be used by all characters of the Warband to craft items, without requiring them to withdraw the materials from the bank.
- The group window, through which you can place symbols on the ground, has been fundamentally redesigned. You can now more easily define which other players may place raid markers or what the difficulty level of the instance should be.
- The symbols for quests have been adjusted. Additionally, there is now a hub symbol for cities on the map, which lists all related tasks. Furthermore, there are now what are called meta-quests, represented by a blue exclamation mark and a jagged circle. These are repeatable, like dailies, and hold special significance for the endgame.
- The spellbook has not only been revamped; it now also includes the ability to search for spells. Additionally, you can switch between different display options for the spellbook.
- The large treasury will be expanded to a world area. When you complete Depths or other world activities, you will earn rewards from the treasury. The rewards for mastering Tier 8 Depths are expected to be higher than the rewards from Mythic Plus 10 dungeons.
- A new PvP variant called “Rated Battlegrounds – Blitz” will feature smaller teams through which you can earn conquest points and rewards from the rated area.
- About a month after the launch of The War Within, a stackable buff will be introduced that counts for the entire Warband and that will progressively make your characters stronger. This way, everyone will have the opportunity to experience the story within the new raid.
- To avoid losing sight of your character in chaotic raid situations, you can now not only outline it with a glowing frame but also add a symbol that no one in your raid can remove. Additionally, there is an option where the silhouette of the hero is visible even when they are behind a column.
The global release of WoW: The War Within is scheduled for August 27, 2024 (in America, due to time zone differences, it’s still August 26). If you pre-ordered the Epic Edition, you will gain access a few days earlier. In that case, you can already play on August 23, 2024. More information: WoW The War Within – All the Important Information on Release, Pre-Patch, Hero Talents, and Warband
