In World of Warcraft, many records are currently being broken. Entire dungeons are completed in under a minute. We explain how this is possible.
In the current mode “WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria,” everything is a bit crazier. The power level of the characters is virtually almost infinitely high, and the time-traveling heroes of Azeroth can gain overwhelming strength. This also leads to some absurd records – as demonstrated by a monk who completes a dungeon in under a minute.
What has been achieved? In the WoW subreddit, ConzilF2P showcased a clip that he uploaded to YouTube. It shows his monk daring to enter the Temple of the Jade Serpent at level 20 – and simply running through the dungeon. He does not pause for bosses or trash mobs, which just fall over almost effortlessly.
The entire run takes just under 50 seconds, with one of the boss fights being skipped – but this is not necessary to reach the final boss.
How is this possible? The reason for this absurd speed is mainly the use of a trial account. Because you can play the current WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria even with a trial account. However, this comes with a significant limitation: starting at level 20, there are no more experience points, and the character cannot level up.
What normally represents a clear barrier turns out to be an advantage in Remix. Even though the character does not unlock levels and talent points anymore, he becomes increasingly powerful. This is because all content at level 20 grants what are called “threads” that make the artifact cloak stronger. Although there are only relatively small threads at level 20, this is compensated for by the fact that all attributes scale much better at level 20.
Can other classes do this too? Even though the monk is particularly mobile and fast, other classes can probably achieve a similar pace. Especially demon hunters and druids could be serious competition for the monk.
However, the monk has the great advantage of “Death Touch,” which allows the first boss “Wise Mari” to be defeated immediately. Normally, this fight takes much longer, as Mari generates a barrier that drastically reduces damage taken. This usually results in a long fight against multiple adds before the boss itself takes damage. Monks can bypass this.
Is this intended? Generally yes. In WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria, small characters can be relatively more powerful than characters at level 70. Especially second characters benefit from a strong cloak that grants them power directly from the start at level 10, which one would typically get much later.
A lot of power is indeed intended in WoW Remix, but some exploited a bug to become particularly strong quickly and earn all rewards in no time. This was even too fast for Blizzard, so the exploiters lost part of their power while everyone else received a reward.
