Two new NPCs in WoW: Shadowlands bring joy. Because Blizzard has secretly granted players a wish.
With the launch of Shadowlands, access to the LFR mode of the old “Battle for Azeroth” raids disappeared. Many players still wanted to collect transmogifications or other rewards from them and were left disappointed. There were repeated calls for an NPC that would enable sign-ups for the LFR difficulty.
With Patch 9.0.5, Blizzard quietly added this NPC.
What kind of NPC is this? Both for the Alliance and for the Horde, these are the storytellers of the Tortollan. Players can click on these NPCs and have them tell the “story” of the respective raid. This is simply a new way to look at the LFR version of a raid again, even though you are no longer eligible for the LFR sign-up because your character level is too high.
Where can the NPCs be found? That depends entirely on whether you play for the Horde or the Alliance.
- Alliance players can find Kiku in the inn of Boralus. When entering, keep right; the NPC has its own corner and is almost impossible to miss.
- Horde players head to Dazar’alor and go to the “Great Seal”, specifically to the second level. Eppu is a bit more hidden on the upper floor next to the inscription teacher.
Which raids can be visited? Basically, all raids in the LFR variant are available from this NPC. These are a total of 14 wings from the 5 raids of Battle for Azeroth:
- Uldir
- Battle of Dazar’Alor
- Siege of Boralus
- The Eternal Palace
- Ny’alotha, the Waking City
Personal Loot causes frustration: Those who are now eagerly diving into the LFR variants of the old raids to farm gear should be warned. In Battle for Azeroth, the “Personal Loot” rules still apply. This means that there is only a low chance of receiving items from each boss.
Typically, the switch to “Legacy Loot” happens only at the end of an expansion in the previous addon. Then each boss drops a fixed number of items. Until that happens, you will have to wait – or have a lot of luck.
Can you manage all of this alone? In principle, many of the bosses can be defeated solo, but require solid gear. Since this will get better over the course of upcoming patches, it should eventually become easier. However, some bosses may still be too powerful to defeat solo. Especially enemies like N’Zoth, who have multiple phases and long encounters, might still be too complicated or downright impossible to defeat alone.
Do you feel like revisiting the old raids in LFR mode? Or are you happy that you won’t have to see the BfA content for a few years?
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