World of Warcraft: Plunderstorm is a new limited-time 60-player battle royale available now
The pirate-themed event features solo and duo modes
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s latest content update introduces a brand-new limited-time battle royale mode calledPlunderstorm.
Plunderstorm,which arrives with version 10.2.6, invites players to the lands of the Arathi Highlands where they can take part in a pirate-themed, battle-royale event with up to 60 players to fight against, with solo and duo modes available right now.
BlizzardEntertainment says that withPlunderstorm, the user interface and abilities will be unique to the experience, so players can anticipate something a little different from theWorld of Warcraftthey’re so familiar with.
As with other battle royale games, likeFortniteandApex Legends,Plunderstormwill also feature a shrinking map, forcing players to move closer to each other as they hide or fight their way to victory.
Although there can only be one winner, the developer notes that all players will make reward progress through the Keg Leg Crew renown track up to level 40.
A storm be on the horizon!60 players face off in the battle-royale-inspired Plunderstorm.Rolling out with weekly reset to all players with a WoW subscription. pic.twitter.com/zg3IMexOtUMarch 19, 2024
Abilties in this mode will be “stackable up to rank 3 (epic)” and epic-level abilities can also be discovered in high-value rare NPC encounters and treasure chests.
Plunderstorm is open to all activeWorld of Warcraftplayers, whether through applied game time or an active subscription, as well asWoW Classicplayers. Non-Dragonflightplayers will need to download and install the modern game client, however, but they don’t need to purchase the latest expansion to play as the battle royale mode can be accessed on the character select screen.
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There are rewards for both modern andWoW Classicplayers including a new parrot mount and a pet to celebrate the event, as well as additional transmog rewards for modern players.
Elsewhere, Blizzard has revealedthe complete roadmap forWorld of Warcraftleading up to the release of the next major expansion,The War Within, the first in the newmulti-part Worldsong Saga, a trilogy of expansions arriving next year.
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