Summary
As allWorld of Warcraftplayers can discover the lands of Khaz Algar in the recently releasedThe War Withinexpansion, Blizzard removed the ability for players to stop the progression of their characters at level 70.The War Withinis the tenth expansion forWorld of Warcraft, bringing various new content to Blizzard’s popular MMORPG and raising the maximum level for characters to 80 instead of 70.
The War Withinofficially launched on August 26, with players who purchased the Epic Edition able to enjoy this newWorld of Warcraftexpansion a few days early on August 22.The War Withinbrings players to the depths of Azeroth, in the subterranean realm of Khaz Algar. This expansion comes with new hero talents for every class and specialization, an additional allied race called Earthen, an account-wide progression system, a new endgame PvE challenge called Delves, as well asfour new zones to discover inWorld of Warcraft: The War Within.
AsThe War Withinraised the maximum level for characters to 80, Blizzard disabled the feature for level 70 heroes to stop their experience gain and remain at that specific level. Characters below level 69 can still use this feature to stop their progression at their current level by visiting either Behsten in Stormwind or Slahtz in Orgrimmar to turn off experience gain. Blizzard confirmed that inWorld of Warcraft Classic, players could not disable experience gains, while inCataclysm Classiconly characters level 59 and below can use this feature.
Why World of Warcraft Level 70 Characters Can’t Block Experience Gains
While Blizzard didn’t give any official explanation for this decision, players suspect the company decided to prevent players from staying at level 70 as the current scaling makes over-geared level 70 characters more powerful than low-geared level 80 heroes. This limitation stops players from abusing this scaling issue as they explore thenew dungeons and bosses introduced inThe War Within.World of Warcraftregularly faces scaling issues upon expansion launch as the new content isn’t adapted to over-geared characters, but made so that everyone reaching the minimum level required can enjoy this new content without needing endgame gear from the previous expansion.
World of Warcraftis giving playersmore endgame options with the release ofThe War Within. Those who want to explore the new content on their own rather than with other players now have options to experience endgame content alone, without needing a group. The story mode does not require teaming up with others to defeat bosses, and the Delves offer a new solo-friendly PvE content that scales in difficulty and offers good gear rewards.
World of Warcraft: The War Within
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In this opening chapter of The Worldsoul Saga, you’ll journey through never-before-seen subterranean worlds filled with hidden wonders and lurking perils, down to the dark depths of the Nerubian empire, where the inscrutable Harbinger of the Void has gathered her arachnid forces to bring Azeroth to its knees.
