
Zones will scale within a range of levels. Level scaling returns, which means you can level through the zones in any order, though the story quests are more linear than in Legion.īlizzard has added limited level scaling to all older content. Players can now level to 120, an increase of 10 levels from Legion’s cap of 110.

120 is the new level cap, level scaling returns The leveling experience is more like an open-world, single-player RPG than an old-school MMO. The game’s in-engine cinematics have drastically improved, and voiced dialogue is far more common than it used to be. You might be surprised by how the story progresses if you haven’t played World of Warcraft for years. For now, though, the story deals with the fight between the two factions, and major characters that have risen through the ranks on each side. That’s not to say the expansion won’t eventually have a “big bad.” It probably will. Battle for Azeroth takes a breather, refocusing on Azeroth itself, and the conflict between Alliance and Horde.

Recent expansions have toured through extreme and varied realms of World of Warcraft lore, culminating in the last expansion, Legion, which wrapped up the long-running conflict against The Burning Legion.
