How many world quests are there in WoW: Legion? Are they worth it? Are these just daily quests in different clothing? Blizzard answers the questions in the Q&A.
Never Bored, but Never Forced
To ensure all fans of World of Warcraft are thoroughly prepared for the new expansion Legion, the developers hold a livestream every week and answer numerous questions from the community. This week, they focused on Jeremy Feasel, the Senior Game Designer who answered many questions about world quests, one of the new endgame content features of Legion.
The world quests are designed so that players can find some things on their world map with appealing rewards each time they log in. This includes everything that WoW has to offer in terms of loot: equipment, reputation, gold, toys, mounts, and pets.
In total, there are nearly 1000 world quests, which should keep the system fresh for a long time. “The quests for special bosses, for example, only appear every 3 months – the same quest can thus only be completed 4 times a year.” This is not the case for all missions, some are indeed seen more frequently. However, the developers placed great emphasis on ensuring that it is not only mindless “Kill X” and “Collect Y,” but also a variety of mini-games, rare spawns, world bosses, and other things that offer variety.
Progress Only with World Quests? Possible, but Difficult.
A viewer asked whether it is possible to optimally equip one’s character solely through world quests, to which Feasel confirmed. As with almost all endgame content of Legion, it is also possible to achieve steady character progression solely with world quests. However, this requires luck and perseverance to reach the same level as a mythic raider. The chance for better loot is higher in more difficult content – this has not changed with Legion.
The System is in Constant Flux
If the community concludes that certain quests appear too often or have become boring, it is no problem for the developers to remove specific quests from the rotation. The system is intentionally designed so that extensions can be added easily and quickly, and adjustments can be made.
A Preview with the Pre-Patch
Incidentally, Feasel pointed out that the Legion invasions are “basically world quests.” Accordingly, all players can get a small taste if they participate in the invasions and banish the demons back to the Nether.
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