{"id":78605,"date":"2024-03-20T18:58:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/wows-latest-patch-turns-the-mmo-into-a-battle-royale\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T18:58:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:58:04","slug":"wows-latest-patch-turns-the-mmo-into-a-battle-royale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/wows-latest-patch-turns-the-mmo-into-a-battle-royale\/","title":{"rendered":"WoW&#8217;s Latest Patch Turns The MMO Into A Battle Royale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 fuSEnv align--bleed js_marquee-assetfigure\" id=\"\" data-id=\"aaba6e7188a31f68c26c75667736d844\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/aaba6e7188a31f68c26c75667736d844\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"2400\" data-height=\"1350\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"World of Warcraft races dressed like pirates opening treasure\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 fDJNBs has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:2400px\" data-alt=\"World of Warcraft races dressed like pirates opening treasure\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 knmQPh js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 hGpdBg\"><picture class=\"sc-epkw7d-0 diKDHf\"><source media=\"(max-width: 37.31em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/aaba6e7188a31f68c26c75667736d844.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 37.37em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_1315\/aaba6e7188a31f68c26c75667736d844.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"World of Warcraft races dressed like pirates opening treasure\" data-chomp-id=\"aaba6e7188a31f68c26c75667736d844\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"1350\" data-alt=\"World of Warcraft races dressed like pirates opening treasure\" data-anim-src=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/aaba6e7188a31f68c26c75667736d844.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 fPOdhF no-caption\">Image<!-- -->: <!-- -->Blizzard<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"aaba6e7188a31f68c26c75667736d844\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/aaba6e7188a31f68c26c75667736d844\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"2400\" data-height=\"1350\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"World of Warcraft races dressed like pirates opening treasure\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-r43lxo-1 cwnrYD\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/wow-dragonflight-expansion-blizzard-dracthyr-race-relea-1848813336&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/wow-dragonflight-expansion-blizzard-dracthyr-race-relea-1848813336\"><em>World of Warcraft<\/em><\/a><\/span> players are buckling up for <em>The War Within<\/em> expansion that\u2019s due to launch sometime in 2024, but in the meantime Blizzard has something different to offer. Before the three-part <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/world-of-warcraft-blizzcon-worldsoul-saga-war-within-1850991325&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/world-of-warcraft-blizzcon-worldsoul-saga-war-within-1850991325\"><em>Worldsoul Saga<\/em><\/a><\/span><em> <\/em>gets started with <em>The War Within<\/em>, the <em>World of Warcraft<\/em> team is introducing a mode unlike anything the MMO has seen before\u2014a <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/naraka-bladepoint-battle-royale-xbox-pc-martial-arts-1850283128&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/naraka-bladepoint-battle-royale-xbox-pc-martial-arts-1850283128\">battle royale<\/a><\/span>. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/news.blizzard.com\/en-us\/world-of-warcraft\/24073142\/hoist-the-sails-a-plunderstorm-has-arrived&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/news.blizzard.com\/en-us\/world-of-warcraft\/24073142\/hoist-the-sails-a-plunderstorm-has-arrived\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Plunderstorm<\/em><\/a><\/span> is live now and it\u2019s a huge, but good, surprise for fans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 fzSzvw\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 enlHCF instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 crfeiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"195326,195150,194907\" data-current=\"195326\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 biVjcq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"195326\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"Diablo IV's Strongholds Are A Great Way To Level Up This Season\" data-video-blog-id=\"9\" data-video-network=\"kotaku\" data-video-duration=\"326\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>Diablo IV&#8217;s Strongholds Are A Great Way To Level Up This Season<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195326\/195326_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195326\/195326_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195326\/195326_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195326\/195326_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/20784.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">One of the most interesting aspects of the <em>Plunderstorm<\/em> battle royale mode has been the secrecy surrounding the project before launch. Blizzard developed the new mode away from test servers for the game, meaning that dataminers didn\u2019t have a chance to leak the project ahead of time. That also means <em>Plunderstorm<\/em> exists outside of the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/world-of-warcraft-classic-maybe-you-cant-go-home-again-1844611355&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/world-of-warcraft-classic-maybe-you-cant-go-home-again-1844611355\"><em>Classic<\/em><\/a><\/span> or <em>Dragonflight<\/em> servers of <em>WoW<\/em>. In fact, players will need to make an entirely new character for the new mode, which can be accessed from the main login screen, during the six week period <em>Plunderstorm<\/em> will exist. You do still need to have an active subscription for <em>WoW<\/em> to play it, though.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"flex-video widescreen\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=youtube-video-aGzoCJOzOHI&amp;start=550\" data-chomp-id=\"aGzoCJOzOHI\" data-recommend-id=\"youtube:\/\/aGzoCJOzOHI\" id=\"youtube-aGzoCJOzOHI\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><span data-chomp-id=\"aGzoCJOzOHI\" data-recommend-id=\"youtube:\/\/aGzoCJOzOHI\" id=\"youtube-aGzoCJOzOHI\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 dHvBHx caption\">Blizzard<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><em>Plunderstorm<\/em> upends everything about how <em>WoW<\/em> is played, and that starts with the basic actions players can execute. Instead of a lengthy list of skills, players will have a maximum of six abilities. There are no auto-attacks and no classes. Instead, players level up by defeating environmental threats as well as other players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Since this is a battle royale, in the vein of <em>Apex Legends<\/em> and <em>Fortnite<\/em>., up to 60 players will enter the Arathi Highlands (solo or in teams of two) in matches that Blizzard estimates will take 10-15 minutes each. Only one winner will be crowned. <em>Plunderstorm<\/em> bears a lot of resemblance to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/spellforce-shutdown-2023-proletariat-blizzard-warcraft-1849123400&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/spellforce-shutdown-2023-proletariat-blizzard-warcraft-1849123400\"><em>Spellbreak<\/em><\/a><\/span>, the now-shuttered magical battle royale. And there\u2019s a good reason for that: <em>Spellbreak<\/em> developer Proletariat was acquired by Activision Blizzard in 2022 and the team was folded into the <em>WoW<\/em> team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">For both <em>Classic<\/em> and <em>Dragonflight<\/em> players, <em>Plunderstorm<\/em> is an interesting diversion from the <em>WoW<\/em> formula. Which was exactly the idea. Talking to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/world-of-warcraft\/blizzard-secretly-made-a-battle-royale-game-inside-world-of-warcraft-to-break-the-rules-its-had-for-20-years\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/world-of-warcraft\/blizzard-secretly-made-a-battle-royale-game-inside-world-of-warcraft-to-break-the-rules-its-had-for-20-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PC Gamer<\/em><\/a><\/span>, lead software engineer Orlando Salvatore said that the team wanted to \u201cgive players something that\u2019s super exciting, especially experimental, before <em>The War Within<\/em> launches.\u201d <em>Plunderstorm<\/em> is definitely that, and it\u2019s worth trying out before it vanishes in six weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/world-of-warcraft-plunderstorm-battle-royale-1851352955\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Blizzard World of Warcraft players are buckling up for The War Within expansion that\u2019s due to launch sometime in 2024, but in the meantime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}