Today, Blizzard released new news, officially confirming that the fourth phase of the Exploration Season will be updated on July 11 (4 a.m. on July 12 in Asia).
Phase 4 of the Discovery Season will launch on July 12 at 4 a.m. EDT. Players will be able to level up to level 60, discover new class runes, face Ragnaros in the Molten Heart Team Dungeon, and more.
Join Associate Director of Production Clayton Stone, Lead Software Engineer Nora Valletta, and Senior Producer Josh Greenfield as they walk you through more details on Phase 4 of the Season of Discovery.
New content in the fourth phase
We intend to make the Season of Exploration Phase 4 experience even more complete with various upgrade changes, new rune mining, class adjustments, Pro Skill and Reputation updates, dungeon updates, PvP class sets, updated events, quest content, World Bosses, and more.
Increased level from 50 to 60
Access to all nostalgic clothing areas
Collect epic mounts
A new world buff available to the highest-tier Alliance characters: "Stormwind Force". Increases HP by 300. Increases melee attack speed by 15%. Regenerates 10 mana every 5 seconds. This buff does not stack with the Great Chief's Blessing.
Updated Finder's Joy buff
Levels 1-49: 150% increased XP gained
Levels 50-59: 50% increased XP gained
New runes that can be discovered by class.
New cape equipment slots
New Currency: Bleak Pit City Genuine Currency – This new currency can be earned every day by defeating a non-Greek dungeon boss level 55 or higher, which can be used to purchase a variety of materials, items, and more.
Universal Runes: These class-agnostic generic runes will provide additional bonuses to various skills, such as weapon or spell hits.
New Ring Equip Slots
Class Adjustments: Many classes will receive changes, such as designated runes becoming basic skills, and new runes will be available for use.
Pro Skills & Fame Update: New enhanced Pro Recipes for Silver Dawn, Thor Silver Brotherhood, Water Elemental of Hydaxia, and Woodthroat Fortress.
After the launch of Season 4 of Exploration for a certain period of time, the Forging and Leather Specializations will be interchangeable for a single fee.
Nightmare Invasion has been updated to the Daily Mission Center.
Reduced the cost of the "Bloodstained Commendation" that grants honor points during the Blood Moon event in the Valley of Thorns.
Dungeon Update: Level 60 Open Dungeon and Updated Rewards:
Blackstone Abyss (Part 2)
Blackstone Tower
Hammer of Doom (3 areas)
Psychic Academy
Stratholme
Plus a new mysterious dungeon to explore!
The T0 armor update and questline will be available at launch
Open the Alterac Valley Battlefield
Tier 10 PvP class outfit
New World Event: Blackstone Volcanic Eruption
The primordial energy summoned by Ragnaros is causing turmoil in Blackstone Mountain. During this event, players can experience the story behind this turmoil in more depth and participate in recurring events and associated missions.
This limited-time event happens every two hours, with additional mob spawns, Dailies, and additional PvP accolades in Blackstone Mountain. Increase your reputation with the Thor Silver Brotherhood to earn valuable crafting materials and other rewards.
Quest boss schedule
World Boss
When it launches globally on July 19 at 4 a.m., experience the encounter between Lord Kazak and Elthoregoth in a new dungeon. These encounters can be played with up to 40 players, but will be adjusted to 20 players to make the two encounters more friendly to teams of 40 random players, and also give players the option to try with 20 players to maximize the rewards.
Molten Heart and Onexia's Lair Team dungeon
When Ragnaros and Onexia launch globally at 4 a.m. on July 26, get ready to challenge them in their lair.
Experience the Molten Heart as a 20-player dungeon, featuring 10 classic bosses, refurbished loot, a redesigned T1 suit, and more. Players can also take advantage of the new variable difficulty mechanic to increase the heat, allowing players to earn richer rewards by challenging higher difficulties. Don't forget to put on your fire resistance gear! You're going to need it. We'll be adding more surprises to this classic dungeon for the intrepid adventurers to explore for themselves.
Onexia will also be adjusted to accommodate 40 players or less, in addition to some additional loot tweaks.
New quest lock interval
Quest locks to explore Season 4 will occur twice a week on a fixed reset day. North American and European players will reset on Tuesday and Saturday, and Asian players will reset on Wednesday and Sunday.
We're really looking forward to seeing you all in Phase 4 of Season of Discovery!
Since the national server mentioned this time, the exploration season will not be launched for the time being, so the fourth phase has been missed again, but do you think that the exploration season should be opened in batches like other servers in the future, or should it be directly connected to the world server to enter the fourth stage?