Summary
World of Warcrafthas brought back the Joyous Journeys – a blanket 50% experience boost for allCataclysm Classicplayers to enjoy. This optional boon will be active on theWorld of Warcraftprogression servers until Hour of Twilight, the final major patch ofCataclysm Classic.
Joyous Journeys is an experience buffWorld of Warcraftintroduced ahead ofWrath of the Lich King Classicin 2022. Since then, Blizzard has brought this experience buff back to celebrate major content releases for theWorld of Warcraft Classicprogression servers.
Now, the Joyous Journeys have returned toWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classiconce more. From now until the release of Hour of Twilight, the next and last major update ofCataclysm Classic, all characters in the throwback progression servers can benefit from a 50% experience boost from all sources, all the way to the maximum level of 85. The buff is active by default, but fans who wish to turn it off or back on for any reason can do so by speaking with any innkeeper in a capital city or Dalaran.
50% Experience Buff in WoW: Cataclysm Classic Until Hour of Twilight
This buff is only available inCataclysm Classic– Classic Era, the 20th Anniversary Realms, and Season of Discovery do not get Joyous Journeys, though the latter has permanent experience increases of its own. ModernWoWcharacters are also exempt from this boost – butWorld of Warcraft’s ongoing Turbulent Timeways eventoffers a method for characters to get a 30% experience buff by completing Timewalking dungeons.
Blizzard has seemingly started a trend with the Joyous Journeys buff on theClassicprogression servers. The experience boost has returned for about a month ahead of nearly every majorClassiccontent update since the re-launch ofWrath of the Lich King. While there is no promise that it will do so ahead of every patch, fans shouldn’t be surprised if it returns once againleading intoWorld of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Classiclater this year.
The start date for this Joyous Journeys buff may also be a hint as to when Hour of Twilight itself will release. While the finalCataclysm Classicpatch has not gotten a release date yet, the previous precedent of Joyous Journeys suggests it could be released in about a month. If so, players could see theEnd Time and other iconicWoW: Cataclysmdungeonson or around February 18 or 25, with the Dragon Soul raid opening shortly after. Fans can expect an official confirmation of the start date within the next few weeks.
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