Scorching off the heels of World of Warcraft’s shock Plunderstorm occasion, Blizzard has revealed it had one other, PvE-focused ace up its sleeve: WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria.
WoW’s 2012 Mists of Pandaria enlargement continues to be playable within the present model of Blizzard’s MMORPG. So what precisely is the WoW Remix model? As revealed by Blizzard, it is a retooled model of the enlargement, the place gamers will make new characters and degree to the sport’s present max degree at an accelerated price by enjoying by the previous Mists of Pandaria zones. New gadgets and new energy development methods will make the expertise really feel new even when it is going by an older enlargement. Blizzard as a part of the occasion is making it simpler than ever earlier than to amass varied transmog gadgets and mounts, together with some new variants, that may carry over to Dragonflight and the sport’s upcoming new enlargement, The Struggle Inside. Characters created for the occasion will carry ahead as effectively.
One of many huge methods WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria differs from enjoying by the enlargement usually is thru the introduction of highly effective new gear and game-changing gems that dramatically improve a personality’s energy, just like the Wildfire gem, which can give all talents an opportunity to inflict a spreading damage-over-time hearth impact and even the power of lessons apart from Mage to make use of a short-distance teleport. There’ll moreover be an Artifact cloak that positive aspects energy as gamers play. Progress made on upgrading the cloak will carry over to future characters made for the occasion, making leveling and development even quicker on subsequent characters.
Whereas WoW gamers are accustomed to easily vendoring undesirable gear, WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria will function a method to change undesirable gear into a brand new forex, Bronze. This forex can then be used to buy gadgets, cosmetics, and mounts launched throughout the authentic Mists of Pandaria that could be tough or nigh not possible to amass these days.
It nearly seems like WoW Basic: Mists of Pandaria or a MoP model of WoW Basic’s at the moment ongoing Season of Discovery, solely it exists within the present, retail model of the sport. Like these old-school variations of the MMO, WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria will not require gamers to personal the sport’s newest enlargement to be able to play, and as a substitute solely requires a WoW subscription. Contemplating leveling new characters in WoW is among the recreation’s extra boring points (there is a purpose Blizzard sells degree boosts that allow gamers to skip it totally), WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria seems like a enjoyable new method to degree up new characters forward of The Struggle Inside.
The brand new twists on Mists of Pandaria will launch alongside the sport’s 10.2.7 replace, which is being billed because the Dragonflight’s closing chapter that may set the stage for The Struggle Inside’s launch later this yr. The patch would not have a launch date simply but however will come someday after the launch of Dragonflight Season 4 on April 23.
It is value noting that the announcement of this remixed model of Mists of Pandaria, WoW’s solely enlargement closely influenced by Chinese language tradition, comes after Blizzard and Chinese language gaming firm Netease reached a brand new settlement that may see WoW, in addition to different Blizzard titles, return to China this summer time after being unplayble within the area for the final yr and a half.
WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria is simply the most recent shock occasion added to Blizzard’s MMO, with the developer having launched a full-blown, limited-time battle royale mode inside WoW again in March.