A popular feature from Shadowlands will not return in the next WoW expansion. The “Mythic+” Timewalking will be removed.
In recent times, the developers behind World of Warcraft have been trying out a few experiments to test new (or old) things. One of these experiments was the “Timewalking: Legion,” where “Mythic+” dungeons also returned.
This was well received by many, but it also led to problems. The bottom line is: With Dragonflight, meaning Patch 10.0, there will be no more “Mythic+” dungeons tied to Timewalking.
Why won’t they return? The short version is: They were too successful. Because they confirmed, at their core, exactly what Season 4 has allowed: Old dungeons fit well into the current “Mythic+” content and this will likely remain a persistent theme. So explained Game Director Ion Hazzikostas a while ago in an interview with MrGM (via wowhead) when asked if the “M+” Timewalking would return:
No, it will not, when the Legion Timewalking begins in Patch 10.0. The “Mythic+” part [of Timewalking] was an experiment that helped us confirm this on a larger scale. You know, returning to old dungeons and using them for the modern M+ system can feel compelling and fun, but when these two systems coexist, especially when some Legion dungeons are already in the rotation, it feels strange.
Ultimately, we concluded that we want “Legacy Mythic+” to be something available more frequently than once a week every few months.
Another issue, however, is that items from Timewalking dungeons would then compete with those from the current content. For example, if it gets around that a certain piece of jewelry from “Neltharion’s Lair” is better than anything from the current dungeon rotation, that would be a problem. Because that would mean that players only have a chance at these items every few months and sometimes have to wait a very long time for a new opportunity.
Basically, the plan for Dragonflight and the foreseeable future seems to be to mix new dungeons with old dungeons in a season – just as it is already the case in the current Season 4. However, in Dragonflight, there will be no ratio of 2 current and 6 old dungeons, but instead 4 new and 4 old.
What do you think about it? Do you think it’s good that the Mythic Timewalking dungeons won’t return? Or did you always find it particularly cool that they were part of the Timewalking event?
