Image Credit: GamesBeat It didn’t all work Unlike with Garrisons, they didn’t feel like isolated prisons. Most important, you can see other players in the Class Hall. It felt more manageable and less all-consuming. In Draenor, the system was overbearing, but Blizzard scaled it back a bit in Legion. It’s not a super interactive system, but it does give you an excuse to keep logging back into the game. Then, after a certain amount of time (usually hours), you get a reward. Like with your Garrisons in Warlords of Draenor, you can send out followers on quests. The Order Halls also served as an evolution of the Garrison idea. It gave your experience a specific aesthetic. In Legion, being a Hunter didn’t just define your abilities. Each class also got unique quests and story content, along with class-specific rewards.

Paladin’s holed up in the Sanctum of Light, a hideout underneath a church. Hunters took up home at True Shot Lodge, a gorgeous cabin at the peak of a mountain. Each one had a look tailored to the fantasy of each class. Each of World of Warcraft’s 12 classes had their own Order Hall. While some of that conflict was a part of Legion’s early plot, the player’s journey instead focused on their class identity. World of Warcraft’s story usually focuses on its two factions: the Horde and the Alliance. The system is a test of skill that also gives players an alternative way to earn powerful gear aside from raiding. You could keep trying more difficult content and earning rewards. And if you win, you get a new Keystone that unlocks an even harder Mythic+ dungeon. This also gives you even better gear if you beat them. Players earn Keystones that can increase the difficulty of Mythic+ dungeons even further. They’re harder versions of standard runs that give better items, but they’re also flexible. Mythic+ keeps dungeons challenging and rewarding. Its dungeons became useless once you started doing raid content, as the dungeon rewards couldn’t compete. This issue was another sore point in Warlords of Draenor. Dungeons have always been a part of World of Warcraft, but Blizzard has struggled to find a way to keep them relevant during the long lifecycle of an expansion. It’s also a easy class to play, making it a great starting point for newer players.īut Legion’s greatest contribution came with its new Mythic+ system. We also got a new class for the first time since 2012’s Mists of Pandaria introduced the Monk, as Legion added the Demon Hunter, an agile fighter that stands out with its focus on mobility. As usual, you had the new leveling zones. Image Credit: GamesBeat So much to do that’s newĮven on its first day, Legion offered more than Draenor did. World of Warcraft is a multiplayer game, so having a major system focus so much on isolation felt off. Visiting players were infrequent at best.

But you had little room to customize your Garrison, and the new digs also separated you from the rest of the world. Its convoluted story involved time travel and alternate dimensions, and its endgame content felt sparse, with few raids and dungeons that didn’t give enough rewards. Warlords of Draenor also put a large emphasis on a new Garrison system, which had you creating and maintaining your own base. Its predecessor, Warlords of Draenor, was a miss. Every fan knew that it would be a crucial expansion. This marks the end of Legion, the previous expansion, which became one of my favorite times in the 14-year-old online multiplayer role-playing game’s history. I’m excited, but I’m also feeling a bit retrospective and even sad. World of Warcraft’s seventh expansion, Battle for Azeroth, launches later today.

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