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Blizzplanet Patch 5.2 Interview: Scalable Old Dungeons?

Blizzplanet interviewed World of Warcraft game director Tom Chilton to discuss the features of the upcoming Patch 5.2 Isle of Thunder.

During the interview, Tom Chilton reveals that special feature Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street teased a few weeks ago on Twitter is meant to come out somewhere around Patch 5.4 -- and it seems Blizzard is working on Scalable dungeons. In short, classic World of Warcraft, Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King dungeons might be playable at level 90.

We already have a level 90 Scholomance and Scarlet Monastery. Those were manually enhanced. In this case, however, trash mobs and bosses will automatically scale to your character's level.

"We will probably see it in the 5.4 neighborhood if we are able to get it done in time. As far as hints a lot of players in the past have suggested that they be able to do older content so it’s probably something that goes along those lines." -- said Tom Chilton

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World of Warcraft Opens Beta Sign-Ups for 'The War Within'

Blizzard Entertainment has announced the opening of beta registrations for “World of Warcraft: The War Within,” inviting players to explore new subterranean worlds beneath Azeroth.

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Plunderstorm's Backlash Shows World of Warcraft Fans Don't Want The Game To Evolve

Danish from eXputer: "Despite Blizzard's attempt to give a fresh new spin to World of Warcraft, some fans still seem to be stuck in the past."

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Plunderstorm Is The World Of Warcraft Battle Royale We’ve Been Waiting For

HG writes: "Blizzard is usually pretty bad at keeping secrets, but the company somehow managed to keep this one under wraps until now. Plunderstorm is a special limited-time event that’s basically World of Warcraft’s take on the Battle Royale genre."

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