League End Date, Merge, TBC, etc.

All the League 2 Info in One Place!

Heroes! 

With League 2 well underway, and Heroes putting an end to some of the greatest threats of Vanilla, it won’t be long before Gul’dan steps through the Dark Portal. With TBCon the horizon, it’s a great time to take a look at where the League is headed and how you can prepare for the challenges beyond:

Upcoming Events

• The Opening of the Dark Portal
  • The Dark Portal opens on Gul’dan! Heroes can look forward to entering Outland on League 2
• Race to 70 Events
  • The Race to 70 and other similar Achievements will be open with TBC release. Realm 1st dungeon runs, profession, leveling, and explorations will all be available for Heroes to compete for.
  • Compete for Realm 1st level 70 of the two best Races: Blood Elf and Draenai! These will unlock as Gul’dan enters TBC.
• Rapid Release Schedule
  • Dungeons and Raids will release quickly as Gul’dan catches up--and prepares to merge with--Wildhammer. Before the Merge, Heroes on Gul’dan can look forward to double loot from all raids with a reduced lockout timer of 2 days.
• Felforged Major Updates
  • Felforged will see some major updates heading into TBC: everything from quests and challenges to brand new exclusive rewards.
• Raid Lockouts, MMR, Arena Teams and Scrolls of Fortune
  • After the merge of Gul’dan into Wildhammer all MMR, Arena Teams, Raid Lockouts and Scroll of Fortune quests will be reset.

Release Schedule

5/15 - The Dark Portal Opens: TBC Release!

5/16 - Heroic Dungeons
          - Crow’s Cache Releases
          - Sha’Tari, Ogri’la, and Netherwing Faction Release

5/18 - Arena Season 1

5/21 - Karazhan (All Difficulties)
           - Blacksmithing First Tier Crafting Weapons Release
           - Blacksmithing Second Tier Crafting Weapons
           - Engineering Goggles First Tier Helmets

5/22 - Gruul's Lair (All Difficulties)

5/23 - Magtheridon’s Lair (All Difficulties)
          - Blood Bowl

5/28 - Merge into Wildhammer 

Lockouts and Raid Timers

No more 4 day lockouts! Leading up to the merge, double Raid Loot will remain active and lockout timers will be drastically reduced to encourage Heroes to raid, slay, and gear up for the merge into Wildhammer at the end of May. In addition, upon merging into Wildhammer on the 28th, all lockouts on Area 52 and Wildhammer will be reset so that Heroes who merged can jump straight into the action! Use this chance to get TONS of good loot!

Once Merged, Twice the Action

Upon Gul’dan’s merge into Wildhammer, Area-52 and Wildhammer’s Arena Teams’ Rating and MMR will be reset in anticipation of the massive influx of people coming into the realms. But wait, there’s more: Heroes can also expect their Scroll of Fortune quest chain to be completely reset, meaning you will return back to the first scroll in the chain.  Marks of Ascension will not be reset, so you can look forward to getting WAY more Scrolls of Fortune!  Last but certainly not least, all heroes can expect all of their dungeon and raid lockouts to reset during the maintenance downtime. We hope this will help heroes immediately get into the action the moment they log in after the merge is complete. This aims to clear any redundant intercession caused by dungeon and raid lockouts.

Felforged: A New Era Unleashed

Felforged will receive a massive facelift heading into TBC, here is our first official sneak peek for our changes:

• 15 new tiers of challenges including new exclusive challenges for those who dare brave the adventure. (Up to 25 Tiers Total)
• Outland will feature Fel Caches exclusively for Felforged.
• New Outland quests that will challenge even the best of the best.
• New Soul Rewards.
• Felforged players can que for battlegrounds and arenas.
  • You will not lose your build nor gear upon dying, reek havoc inside as long as you wish.
• Felforged players can purchase specific Golden Skill Cards from Silas Darkmoon. The catch is, you must have that ability learned to purchase that Golden Skill Card.

Transfer Any Time!

Finally, Heroes, in case you didn’t know, you can transfer your character from Gul’dan to either Wildhammer or Area 52 at any time, for free, right now. If you’ve finished with your Wildcard adventure, consider moving to the Free Pick realm to have full control over your Hero and progress into TBC. Or, if you prefer to stay random, merge early to Wildhammer to get a head start on TBC!

Otherwise, Heroes, we’ll see you on May 15th for the opening of the Dark Portal! Look forward to starting your summer off strong with the Gul’dan Merge into Wildhammer on May 28th!