Is a dungeon in World of Warcraft too hard for you? Soon you won’t have to deplete Keystone anymore, but can decrease it at an NPC.
Mythic Keystone dungeons are often the most challenging content in World of Warcraft for small groups. After all, the dungeons get increasingly difficult, and there are always new and better rewards to entice you. However, depending on the weekly affixes, a “Mythic +15” or even just “Mythic +10” can be too hard for your character.
What has changed? At the NPC Ta’hsup in Oribos, players can show their Keystone for “Mythic+” dungeons. A new dialog option allows you to lower the level of the Keystone to decrease the challenge – and the associated rewards. For instance, you can reduce a level 16 Keystone to 15 – or any other lower level.
What benefits does this bring? This allows you to adjust the difficulty of the dungeon to your preferences. This is especially useful when the affixes for the week are particularly tough and it becomes clear that you can’t tackle the dungeon with the combination of affixes and the classes available. It can also be useful if you want to bring along slightly under-geared players and don’t personally mind not doing a high-level dungeon.
How was it done before? Previously, the process was rather cumbersome and not even known to all players. You had to enter the respective dungeon with the Keystone, start the “Mythic+” variant, then leave and reset the dungeon. This caused the run to count as failed, and the Keystone lost a level. This had to be repeated until the difficulty was lowered to the desired level.
This method proved to be a real time waster, as you had to enter the dungeon each time, start the run, then leave the dungeon and go through the process again. In the future, this will be done with just a few clicks.
When is the change coming? In just a few days, as Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination finally has a release date. Starting June 30, you’ll be heading into new content, such as Tazavesh or the Sanctum of Domination raid. This also coincides with the changes to the “Mythic+” system.
Even though it’s just a minor change in Patch 9.1, it is likely a feature many players will benefit from.
