World of Warcraft’snext patch will feature cameos from some major characters from the game’s history, but not in the way some might expect. The versions players will encounter in the nextWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightupdate will be from several alternate realities of Azeroth.
Dragonflightis currently working on Patch 10.1.5, Fractures in Time. Though the patch does not have a release date yet, many features from the update are currently available on theWorld of WarcraftPublic Test Realm–including some of the Time Rift repeatable content coming to Eon’s Fringe in Thaldraszus.
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These quests will have players slipping into different timelines, including some whereWorld of Warcraft’shistory played out rather differently. Through datamining the recent PTR builds, players have found some NPCs they can expect to encounter in these Time Rifts. In one, Vereesa Windrunner has become the Banshee Queen, instead of her sisterSylvanas ofWorld of Warcraftinfamy, and Uther the Lightbringer appears as a Death Knight known as the Deathbringer. These characters appear in an Undead Scourge-controlled version of Azeroth referred to as Azmourne.
Azmourne is only one of seven major alternate realitiesWorld of Warcraftplayers will explore in these Time Rifts. As side content, players shouldn’t expectDragonflightto dig deep into the lore of these alternative universe versions ofWorld of Warcraftcharacters like Varian Wrynn, Cho’gall, and Freya, but it will be fun to get a taste of what could have been nonetheless.
Besides Azmourne, players can expect to explore the following alternative versions ofWorld of Warcraft’shistory:
Patch 10.1.5 will be a great content update forWorld of Warcraftfans who enjoy time travel. The Dawn of the Infinite megadungeon will focus on the struggle between the Bronze and Infinite Dragonflights, and features boss fights against some ofWorld of Warcraft’smost important historical characters. With the update coming within the next couple of months, there is no better time for fans ofWorld of Warcraft’slore to see whatDragonflightis all about.
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