Firelands Phase Will Extend Beyond January in Cataclysm Classic & Dragonwrath Timeline Will Be Faster

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  • Author: Luxrah
  • Date: October 17, 2024
  • Updated: October 17, 2024
  • Expansion: WoW Classic

Blizzard posted some changes today for the drop rates of several of the items that are required for the questline to obtain Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa’s Rest. These changes are now active on the public test realm and are expected to be implemented when the raid goes live on November 7th.

The developers gave further details about the changes on their Twitter/X account. The legendary staff is now planned to take about 4.5-6 weeks to complete in a 25-player group, or 9-12 weeks in a 10-player group.

They also announced that the Firelands phase will extend beyond its previously planned January end date. It looks like we will be in for a bit of a wait for the final phase of the expansion, but in the meantime more players should be able to complete their legendary staff.

Kaivax – (Source)

Today’s new test build includes various tuning adjustments to the acquisition rate of Dragonwrath in Firelands.

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Changes have been made to the quests “All Seeing Eye”, “Time Grows Short”, and “Heart of Flame” and the respective drop rates of Eternal Embers, Seething Cinders, and Smouldering Essence.

  • On both 25-person Normal and Heroic, it is now expected that players on average will be able to complete all gathering stages in 4.5 to 6 weeks with each individual gathering stage taking no more than 1.5 to 2 weeks.
  • On both 10-person Normal and Heroic, it is now expected that players on average will be able to complete all gathering stages in 9 to 12 weeks with each individual gathering stage taking no more than 3 to 4 weeks.

Additional Legendary Quest Adjustments

  • Players who have used the Charged Focus items to open the Circle of Thorns portal can now open the portal again for raid groups even after they’ve completed the quest Delegation and obtained the Branch of Nordrassil.
  • The Charged Focii will be slightly easier to obtain during the quest Delegation:
    • Emberstone Fragments now drop 3x at a time from Crystal Prison Traps on the Shannox encounter.
    • Rhyolite Fragments now drop 3x at a time from the Lord Rhyolith encounter.
    • Pyreshell Fragments now drop 3x at a time from the Voracious Hatchling eggs during the Alysrazor encounter.

No changes were made to Beth’tilac, as 3x Obsidian-Flecked Chitin Fragments already dropped from Cinderweb Drones.

We’ve also increased the drop chance of Crystallized Firestone from all respective sources in the Firelands.

About the Author

Luxrah

I've been playing World of Warcraft on and off since vanilla, usually as a healer or caster and often as a guild leader. I play both retail and classic. I also love RPGs, sandboxes, and sims.

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