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World of Warcraft’s patch 10.2.6 release date brings us one step closer to the end of the Dragonflight expansion, as Blizzard begins to lay the foundation for the MMORPG’s upcoming Worldsoul Saga.
Seemingly indicating that the developer may be moving away from its (mostly) established cycle of three major updates per expansion, WoW: Dragonflight’s patch 10.2.6 offers a leaner, more experimental content offering, introducing an unexpected limited-time battle royale event.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6 Release Date
After keeping it under wraps for a good while, Blizzard has confirmed that World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s patch 10.2.6’s release date, which was featured as part of the 2024 roadmap, is slated to occur on March 19, 2024.
Sticking to its planned late winter/early spring window, its launch makes for a relatively short wait between it and Seeds of Renewal.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight patch 10.2.6 release date: March 19, 2024
The developer didn’t share details about the exact content we could expect before launch, teasing it with the update’s version number placed on a small black flag adorned with a skull.
This had us and many others thinking that something rather piratey would soon be afoot across Azeroth, and the reveal of the Plunderstorm limited-time event confirmed our hunch.
Bringing with it a hefty serving of battle royale-inspired gameplay, the event essentially introduces a new game mode to modern WoW. 60 players go toe to toe in matches that last between 10-15 minutes, leveling up and battling it out across the Arathi Highlands to be the last pirate standing.
Rather than going in with set abilities and spells, you discover them and various upgrades by looting treasure chests and vanquishing foes.
Discovered spells automatically get added to your action bar, which supports two offensive skills and two utility-based abilities, like leaps, or crowd-control effects.
Spells can also be upgraded by discovering their higher quality version, encouraging you to look for and try to claim treasure chests spread across the map.
As expected, Plunderstorm comes with its own set of rewards, making it even more worthwhile to try out WoW: Dragonflight patch 10.2.6. These include the Polly Roger Parrot mount, Bubbles the Crab pet, a pirate skin for Pepe, 750 Trader’s Tender, and more.
Blizzard has now confirmed that the limited-time mode’s end date has been locked down to April 30, 2024.
For the second half of the month, the Plundersurge allows doubling the amount of Renown earned from all sources.
In addition, World of Warcraft’s patch 10.2.6 also brings many fixes alongside adjustments to classes, dungeons, and loot earned from the Vault of the Incarnates and Aberrus raids.
You can peruse the list in the full patch notes shared on the game’s official website.
At some point, after it goes live, alpha testing for The War Within, WoW’s next expansion, is slated to kick off. The update also bridges the gap between Seeds of Renewal and the start of Season 4.
That is everything you need to know about WoW patch 10.2.6 release date and the content it introduces. While we wait for new details, find out how the year ahead looks for its Classic counterpart, which is slated to bring back the divisive Cataclysm expansion.
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