World of Warcraft news: Blizzard talk new dungeon loot, Legion update and Blizzcon plans

Blizzcon 2015 will focus heavily on World of Warcraft's Legion expansion

BLIZZARD have given an update on their plans for World of Warcraft and have also talked more on the Legion expansion and the Blizzcon 2015 schedule.

 

The latest expansion to World of Warcraft was revealed at Gamescom and will add a new Demon Hunter class, as well as fresh foes to fight.

However, Blizzard also have plenty of updates planned for the game before that kicks off, revealing today what is included in the soon-to-be launched Patch 6.2.3.

And it looks set to focus heavily on improving dungeon loot, as well as the Timewalking feature.

"We’ve made no secret of our desire to expand the role and importance of dungeons in World of Warcraft as we move full speed ahead toward Legion," a message from the developers reads.

 

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"We look forward to sharing more of our plans in that regard during BlizzCon 2015 next month.

"At the same time, we’ve heard from many players that they wanted more reasons to run dungeons in Warlords, so we’re pleased to announce this small patch, which is focused on reinforcing the reward systems around our existing dungeons as well as expanding the scope of the Timewalking feature that we introduced in patch 6.2."

Blizzard are also planning an excursion back in time to allow fans to face dungeons from Cataclysm, including Grim Batol, Stonecore, Lost City of Tol’vir, The Vortex Pinnacle and Throne of Tides, while the Pit of Saron will be added to the Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking bonus event.

WoW developers have also confirmed that players will have the chance to loot a rare Infinite Timereaver mount from any Timewalking boss.

 



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Other news from this week includes an added bonus for users brave enough to face the fearsome might of Archimonde on Heroic difficulty or higher.

Those who triumph will be awarded a mysterious fragment of dark power that begins a quest.

Blizzard confirmed: "When you bring this fragment to the druids of Moonglade, you’ll learn a little more about what’s in store for Azeroth, and the druids will give you a majestic Grove Warden mount in thanks for your efforts.

"This quest won’t be available forever—our current plan is to retire the quest in an update some time before Legion’s launch, so grab some friends and head to Hellfire Citadel while you can."

Blizzcon 2015's Friday and Saturday schedule has been unveiled, showing the rundown for WoW, Hearthstone, StarCraft 2, Diablo 3 and Heroes of the Storm.

More information on Overwatch is also expected, with two hours dedicated to the game over the two day event.

World of Warcraft, meanwhile, will focus heavily on the Legion expansion pack and include over four hours of presentations.

The Blizzcon schedule can be found here.