Summary
World of Warcraftjust clarified that the new leveling changes inThe War Withinwill have minimal impact on the process of reaching level 80 beyond making the difficulty curve more gradual over time. Combat from level 78 and up will be virtually unchanged, butWorld of Warcraftaims to make it so battles near level 70 provide slightly more of a challenge.
Recently,World of Warcraftannounced it would be changing leveling inThe War Within, with a focus on making enemies between levels 70 and 79 slightly more challenging. With such short notice, however, fans became worried that the game would become punishingly difficult, especially because some noticed enemies started dealing much more damage around level 78.
Now,World of Warcrafthas further clarified how these changes work. In a post on Twitter, it emphasized the goal of these changes is to make the difficulty curve from level 70 to 80 more gradual, and to spread the power spikes in the late 70s out to earlier levels. Characters withendgame gear fromWoW: DragonflightSeason 4will still feel overpowered at level 70, and those with basic leveling gear should still be able to survive and quickly find powerful replacement gear. According to Blizzard, combat at level 78 and above will be unchanged, and the overall time it takes to level a character to 80 will be about the same – enemies in early levels will just take a few more hits to defeat.
Leveling Changes in World of Warcraft: The War Within
Wowhead went into even further detail, identifying the percentages by which monster health and damage were buffed or nerfed at each level. The changes are most noticeable at level 71, where creatures have 136% more health and deal 139% more damage, gradually lessening to about 5% for both at level 77. It also seems level 78 and 79 enemies actually got a slight nerf to their stats.
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That said, these numbers are also now further adjusted by item level scaling. Monsters fighting characters with an item level of 342 get a 54% nerf to their stats now, with the penalty decreasing until they reach item level 424, where the modifier is removed.Dragonflightworld quests drop item level 454 gear to fresh level 70s, so most characters have much better gear scores, but this ensures undergearedlevel 70s can survive inWorld of Warcraft: The War Within.
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While many fans are still upset that their peers with early access toWorld of Warcraft: The War Withinwere able to level without these changes by buying the premium edition, this explanation helped to ameliorate some player concerns. Hopefully, these alterations can make reachingthe level cap ofWoW: The War Withinmore fulfilling while not overly impacting the process.
World of Warcraft: The War Within
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