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Blizzard announced that the finalWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightcontent update, Dark Heart, will launch on Tuesday, May 7, and will give players a new story to bridge the gap between theDragonflightandThe War Withinexpansions. Shortly after the upcomingWorld of Warcraftupdate goes live, the highly-anticipated WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria mode will launch at the same time globally, on Thursday, May 16.
The Dark Heart update forWorld of Warcraftwill launch two weeks afterDragonflightSeason 4 goes liveon Tuesday, April 23. Season 4 will give players a chance to obtain higher item-level weapons and armor by completing Awakened raids that rotate weekly between the threeDragonflightraids. In addition, Heroic and Mythic dungeons will receive changes in both their difficulty and the rewards earned for clearing them. However, Blizzard clarified that Heroic dungeons inDragonflightSeason 4 will not see any mechanics or additions that are exclusive to Mythic+ dungeons. Blizzard also stated that Revival Catalyst charges will also be reset in Season 4, but will be activated shortly after the season is underway.
AfterDragonflightSeason 4 gets underway,World of Warcraftwill see another content update to tide them over untilThe War Within’s release. According toa Blizzard blog post, Patch 10.2.7, Dark Heart, will go live on Tuesday, May 7. The update will give players a chance to experience a story quest featuringXal’atath Harbinger of the Void, the main antagonist of theWar Withinexpansion. In short, Xal’atath is a Void entity that was once bound to the Blade of the Black Empire, the Shadow Priest’s artifact weapon in theLegionexpansion. Xal’atath was eventually freed from the weapon after striking a bargain with the Old God N’Zoth during theBattle for Azerothexpansion. In addition, the Dark Heart update will give Draenei and Troll heritage armor quests, and six new hair colors will be available to Kul Tiran characters.
When Is World of Warcraft’s Next Update?
Over a week after Dark Heart goes live, anexperimental PVE mode called WoW Remix: Mists of Pandariawill have a simultaneous global release on Thursday, May 16, at 1:00 PM Eastern.World of Warcraftplayers can create a separate level 10 character that can reach up to level 70 via accelerated leveling throughout Pandaria and can earn Bronze to trade for cosmetic rewards such as rare mounts that can drop from bosses such as the Sha of Anger.
It remains to be seen how long theMists of PandariaRemix event will last. Between Patch 10.2.7 andthe ongoing alpha test forThe War Within,World of Warcraftplayers will have plenty to look forward to soon.
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