Following the release of the Plunderstorm game mode, World of Warcraft says players focused on PvE content will have content to look forward to soon.
Highlights
- Plunderstorm introduces a PvP battle royale mode with loot gathering and storm mechanics.
- PvE players will also get experimental game modes in future World of Warcraft updates.
- Future updates include the Timerunning mode in Patch 10.2.7 and new quests for players.
World of Warcraft executive producer and vice president Holly Longdale stated that players focused on PvE content will have a new experiment to play with in the coming weeks. The announcement from Longdale came just over a week after World of Warcraft launched Patch 10.2.6 and the limited-time Plunderstorm battle royale event.
Plunderstorm is an experimental, 60-player battle royale game mode that World of Warcraft players can try out in the game’s modern client. Up to 60 players are thrust into the Arathi Basin to gather treasure and items. What players can scrounge up will be crucial to defeating other players and various creatures throughout the map. However, a storm will appear along the outer edges of the Arathi Basin and gradually force players to move towards a central point on the map to avoid being caught in it and eliminated. Since its launch, Plunderstorm has seen various adjustments to items that can drop, with Fire Whirl and Ice Arrow receiving nerfs after player feedback was considered.
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While Plunderstorm is a PvP game mode by design, Longdale stated that World of Warcraft‘s dedicated PvE players will not be left out. In a brief Blizzard blog post, Longdale stated that the World of Warcraft development team plans on releasing more experimental game modes for players to experience. Longdale also confirmed that the next experiment is focused on PvE, but did not state what the experiment would entail. Longdale also encouraged players to tune into the upcoming Plunderstorm Creator Royale event on March 30 and stated that Plunderstorm feedback will continue to be gathered while the event remains active.
World of Warcraft New PvE Game Mode Details
- Plunderstorm’s success led to the development of an experimental PvE game mode.
- More news is coming in the lead-up to The War Within expansion.
Longdale did not say when Plunderstorm would conclude, so World of Warcraft players still have time to clear out any outstanding Plunderstorm renown levels and achievements. Although Plunderstorm was a surprise on the World of Warcraft 2024 roadmap, another game mode called “Timerunning: Pandamonium” was among the listed features on the map. The Timerunning mode will arrive with Patch 10.2.7, Dark Heart, in the latter half of Spring 2024. Whether this is the PvE experiment Longdale referred to or not in her message remains to be seen. However, Patch 10.2.7 will also bring new quests and a new holiday event to bridge the gap between the Dragonflight and The War Within expansions.
Between the ongoing Plunderstorm event and the imminent arrival of Dragonflight Season 4, World of Warcraft players have plenty of content to sink their time into. Only time will tell how Blizzard’s next experiments will turn out.
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is an incredibly successful MMORPG that has been going strong for almost two decades. It’s one of the highest-grossing franchises in history and is widely considered the most popular MMORPG ever made.
- Released
- November 23, 2004
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Engine
- Unreal Engine
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Blood and Gore, Crude Humor, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence (online interactions not rated)
- Expansions
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic
