WoW Dragonflight: Dark Heart & Pandaria Remix Updates!
INTRODUCTION
Hello everyone and welcome to another InstantCarry blog post. Recently there have been many developments on all fronts regarding World of Warcraft. What we’ve been expecting for a long time now is the culmination of Dragonflight and it’s coming in the form of Dark Heart – the final chapter.
So far Blizzard didn’t stray much from the path of their initial Blizzcon announcement. When they first showed us the WoW Retail Roadmap for 2024, we already knew that Dark Heart will be coming somewhere in Spring/early Summer, and it’s reveal has now been confirmed.
With the closing of the Dragonflight Season 3, we see Season 4 come with the end patch of Dragonflight called Dark Heart. In this post we will cover what this means as well as touch a bit on the subject of what is to come and the Mists of Pandaria Remix that was announced.
Aside from this we are seeing many new things coming to WoW Classic with the Cataclysm Classic being around the corner as well as the Season of Discovery Phases that are changing fast and we can expect SoD Phase 4 to come soon as well. If you wish to read about those then I suggest you check those posts or take a look at the Classic WoW Roadmap for 2024 to see what’s going on there.
Without further ado – lets get into it!
WoW Dragonflight: Dark Heart In-Game Cinematic (Video)
What is Dragonflight Patch Dark Heart about?
The Final Chapter in the Dragonflight expansion is focused around the approaching darkness and continues the talk about the visions that all Heroes on Azeroth are having recently. These visions are sent by Azeroth herself and it is a warning of a doom that is to come.
There are not many things that are unveiled yet, but we do know that this final patch of Dragonflight will start the story that expands in the next expansion – The War Within.
Dark Heart Storyline
The Storyline of Dark Heart revolves around an object of the same name. This object is crucial and it is held by The Harbringer. We are summoned to Dalaran where Khadgar awaits to send us on a Quest which starts the story. As was shown in the in-game cinematic Alleria comes along to help us start the journey.
From the War Within cinematic we know that Anduin Wrynn is returning and with Alleria being showcased in Dark Heart, we are definitely confirming that The War Within will feature these two as the characters that will lead the story of the expansion. Alleria who is the first Void Elf and represents the darkness, and Anduin who is rising from that darkness to find the Light again after the events of Shadowlands.
WoW Dragonflight – Dark Heart Release Date
Dark Heart is being released globally on the 7th of May, 2024! There will be a couple of months most likely before The War Within comes, and the story of this patch will likely lead to the next expansion and give us a glimpse of what is to come.
What is New with the Final Patch of Dragonflight?
There are not many relevant changes coming. However, there are a few that are worth the mention such as:
- WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria
- Draenei and Troll Heritage Armor
- Small Character update for Kul Tiran
- Hunter Class Changes for Pets
- Oozing Necroray Egg Change
- Quest and Renown Updates
- User Interface modifications
we will cover each of these individually.
WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria
Is similar to the Plunderstorm that showed Blizzard these things have a lot of potential and Players always want to get more loot, transmogs and other stuff that is limited to these events. It also gives them a chance to ‘buy’ more time for The War Within to be fully ready.
What is WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria?
World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria is a limited-time event. Pandaria Remix is designed to provide players with an accelerated journey through the iconic Mists of Pandaria expansion. During this event, players can relive the entire Mists of Pandaria experience from level 10 to 70 at a faster pace than usual. The event introduces several exciting features and enhancements to gameplay, including:
- Accelerated Leveling and Content: Players can engage in almost every quest, scenario, dungeon, and raid available in Mists of Pandaria right from the start, thanks to accelerated leveling from level 10 to 70.
- Create a New WoW Remix Character: Players can create a new WoW Remix character starting at level 10 specifically for this event, allowing them to embark on their adventure through Pandaria.
- Abundance of Loot: Loot has been completely revamped, offering powerful new items with unique effects. Players can acquire these items from various sources such as quests, chests, creatures, and bosses throughout Pandaria.
- Customizable Items: Players can customize their items to enhance their power and prepare for more challenging content.
- Bronze Currency: Unwanted items can be converted into Bronze currency, which can be used to upgrade existing items or purchase cosmetics.
- Retain Transmogs: Players can keep the transmogs they collect during the event and carry them into the next adventure, The War Within.
WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria is available to all players, and no expansion purchase is required. However, a World of Warcraft subscription or Game Time is necessary to begin the fast-paced journey through Pandaria. Even Classic players can join in on the excitement by installing the modern World of Warcraft client. Additionally, WoW Trial Accounts can participate in the event up to level 20 without a subscription or Game Time, but a subscription or Game Time purchase is required to continue beyond level 20.
If you wish to know more, read our Pandaria Remix post!
How to get Draenei and Troll Heritage Armor Sets
With the Dark Heart Patch of WoW Dragonflight we see the new additions come for the Draenei and Troll in the form of Heritage Armor. These are quite easily obtained and here is how.
Draenei Heritage Armor
For Draenei characters, you can start the Quest called “An Artificer’s Appeal” by locating the Magically-Sealed Parcel in Stormwind. Completing this questline will reward players with two ensembles: Embrace of Lost Embaari and Endurance of Temple Telhamat. Each ensemble includes various armor pieces such as shoulders, back, chest, wrist, hands, waist, legs, feet, and two helmets.
Troll Heritage Armor
As for Troll characters, players level 50 and above can visit Zi’guma in Orgrimmar to begin the Quest called “Return to the Echo Isles.” Completing this heritage questline will grant players two ensembles: Covenant of the Darkspear and Loyalty of the Darkspear. These ensembles also include shoulders, back, chest, wrist, hands, waist, legs, feet, and a mask. Additionally, Darkspear troll characters will receive two extra cosmetic head-slot items as part of the storyline.
Other Dark Heart Updates
The above are major additions to the Game. After this you will find the rest of the minor updates.
Small Kul Tiran Character Updates
- Kul Tiran’s have been added 6 New Hair Colors.
Hunter Class Changes for Pets
Hunter have seen a few updates regarding the Pets and Pet Stables. Those are:
- The pet preview window is now larger.
- More information about the pet is displayed, including a list of abilities.
- Pets can be favorited and added to a separate group at the top of the stable list.
- The stable list is now searchable and sortable by name, specialization, abilities, and more.
- Pets can now be renamed directly from the stable without certificate items.
- Pets can now be released directly from the stable without needing to be summoned.
- For the Beast Mastery specialization, the pet that is summoned by the Animal Companion talent now has a dedicated slot next to the Active pet list. The tooltip has been updated to reflect this change.
Oozing Necroray Egg Change
- The drop rate of Oozing Necroray Egg that is obtained via Tribute of the Ambitious and Tribute of the Duty-Bound has been increased.
Quest and Renown Updates
- All Dragonflight quests that previously became available with Renown levels are now available to all max-level player-characters, regardless of Renown.
BE YOURSELF CELEBRATION
- After learning from Chromie and Kalecgos about the Visage Day celebrations of Azeroth’s past, Emberthal feels pressured to choose her own visage form. However, she remains uncertain of the path she should take. Speak with Chromie in Valdrakken to learn more.
SINS OF THE SISTER
- A Night Elf has arrived at Bel’ameth to bury the family she lost at Teldrassil. But when her deceased sister is revealed to be a traitor, will the night elves show her sister forgiveness or demand accountability for her sins? Level 70 players can speak with Malfurion Stormrage at the Terrace of the Moon in Bel’ameth to accept the quest “An Uncommon Request” and start this questline.
User Interface modifications in Dark Heart
There were some changes that were made here.
Premade Group Finder
- A filter button has been added that lets you filter results for:
- Specific dungeons
- Your role available
- None of your class already in group
- Tank and/or healer already in group
- Minimum Mythic+ Rating of the leader
- Difficulty
- The role icons on each listing now show class colors, so you can see the current group makeup at a glance.
- The listing tooltip now shows the leader’s info in a more readable format: their Mythic+ Rating, their highest key for the listed dungeon, and their highest key for all dungeons.
- The listing tooltip now shows info for all members of the group, including their specialization and Mythic+ Rating.
- The listing tooltip now shows the dungeon/raid name and difficulty.
- A helptip tutorial has been added to teach players that they can search a key range for precise results (for example, 6-10 or 7-7).
- Groups that no longer fit your filter criteria are marked with a red background (for example, if you selected “Damage role available” and a listed group filled up on damage dealers).
- Groups you are hard declined from are automatically marked in red and sorted to the bottom.
- In the leader applicants pane, the applicant tooltip now shows the applicant’s info in a more readable format: their Mythic+ Rating, their highest key for the listed dungeon, and their highest key for all dungeons.
- Advanced filters will now only appear for max level characters.
- Filter options will now save between sessions.
- Language filters will no longer appear for characters on North American realms.
- Declined applications will now save between refreshes.
Recipe Update
- Recipes can now be tracked from the Crafting Orders window.
Auction House Update
- An option has been added to the Auction House filters to show only current expansion items.
Dragonriding Races
- The location of Dragonriding Races can now be toggled in the Map filter.
Trading Post
- Mount categories (Ground, Aquatic, Flying, or Dragonriding) will now be shown in the Trading Post details panel.
- Level requirements for using a mount will now be shown in the Trading Post details panel.
- Combat and Mount Special animations can now be toggled in the Trading Post.
Other Relevant Changes
- You can now create or find a group participating in a Scenario by clicking the Group Finder icon on the Scenario objective.
- The number of helptip tutorials that appear when logging in on a new character has been reduced.
- Mount tooltips now show the category the mount belongs in: Ground, Aquatic, Flying, or Dragonriding.
- When previewing an ensemble or arsenal, the Dressing Room will now show a list of items included in the bundle. Each item can be viewed independently by clicking its name in the list.
- Solo Shuffle scoreboards will now show the results of the match (Victory, Draw, or Defeat) in the title.
CONCLUSION
With this we will conclude our post regarding the latest Patch for Dragonflight – Dark Heart. We hope that you’ve found this article helpful and if you wish to stay informed and up to date with all the Changes, News and Updates of your favorite games, feel free to bookmark our InstantCarry blog.
We think that Retail WoW is moving in a good direction, Dark Heart will open up The War Within storyline and the next expansion is showing a lot of promise with Hero Talents, Delves and much more.
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Thank you for reading and as always we’ll leave you with a video that explains much of what was written here. Good luck and stay safe!