In World of Warcraft, the previous concept of “Mythic+” dungeons is being turned upside down. With the next patch, new rules will apply.
For newcomers or substitutes looking for a group for a “Mythic+” dungeon, it’s relatively hard in World of Warcraft. The item level requirements of most groups are astronomically high and disproportionate to the potential loot of the dungeon.
The reason for these high requirements is usually that players not only want to walk away with the standard reward chest but also want to loot a second and preferably even a third chest for each run. This can only be achieved if the time limit of the dungeon is significantly undercut – which requires high gear and lots of area damage.
Mythic+ bonus chests will disappear in patch 7.2.5
Blizzard has apparently realized that this is not a particularly healthy playing field for substitutes and those who actually need loot, and is testing this on the PTR for patch 7.2.5.
To keep it short and painless: Bonus chests number 2 and 3 will disappear.
However, the rewards will be increased. It’s no longer a gamble; one can relatively safely imagine what awaits in the chest at the end of the dungeon. The rewards will change as follows:
- There are no longer bonus chests for quickly completing the dungeon.
- When a “Mythic+” dungeon is completed, there will be 2 items and a certain amount of artifact power in the completion chest.
- If the time limit is beaten, no matter by how many minutes or seconds, a third item will await in the chest.
Keystones will no longer be exhausted
Another change concerns keystones, the access requirement for “Mythic+” dungeons. In a failed group, the keystone was exhausted, and the journey ended for that week. Blizzard believes there are already so many keystones that there is no reason to impose an artificial limit. These are the new rules:
- If you complete a “Mythic+” dungeon within the time limit, you will receive a new keystone for a dungeon that is 1-3 levels above the current one, depending on the required time (no change).
- If you complete the dungeon but do not make it within the time limit, you receive a keystone for a random dungeon that is one level lower.
- If you do not complete the dungeon at all, you will receive a keystone for the same dungeon but at one level lower.
What do you think of these changes? A good step, or will you miss the hunt for bonus chests?
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