Summary
- Dreamsurges in World of Warcraft's upcoming patch offer a 25% experience boost, making leveling from 60 to 70 easier for both new players and veterans with alts.
- Players in Dreamsurge zones gain special buffs and can vote for additional buffs every 30 minutes, enhancing their combat abilities. They can also earn Dreamsurge Coalescence for powerful catch-up gear.
- The forthcoming patch sets the stage for World of Warcraft's Patch 10.2, which will likely involve the Emerald Dream and a new World Tree. Patch 10.2 may be announced after Fury Incarnate releases on September 5.
Dreamsurges are a new event coming in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s next patch that gives players an awesome experience boost. This new World of Warcraft world activity will make catching up to current content easy for new players or veterans with alts alike.
Patch 10.1.7, Fury Incarnate, is just around the corner for World of Warcraft. This new content update adds some exciting stuff to the game, including new story quests, customizations, and world events.
The headlining act of these new activities are Dreamsurges. Each week, one of the four original zones of the Dragon Isles will be affected by a Dreamsurge, coated in magic reminiscent of the Green Dragonflight of World of Warcraft. During that time, all players in the zone will be affected by the Dreaming Winds buff, granting them a 25% experience boost while questing there. This will make raising characters from level 60 to 70 much easier.
Were that not enough, players in these regions also gain special buffs giving them an advantage while fighting in the zone. Every 30 minutes, everyone in the Dreamsurge area will get to vote on one of two special buffs all players will benefit from, such as a defensive summon or a bonus to Nature damage. Additionally, they can gather a new World of Warcraft currency called Dreamsurge Coalescence from completing special event objectives in the zone–or from looting certain items or Dream-empowered rare spawns–that can be turned in for powerful catch-up gear for level 70 characters.
During a Dreamsurge, Waking Dream portals will occasionally open throughout the area which spawn Druids of the Flame. The iconic villains from World of Warcraft: Cataclysm are back, and players can fend them off by killing mobs, destroying altars, or Dragonriding through aerial targets. Doing this spawns a Flame Lieutenant who drops more Dreamsurge Coalescence, a Shadowflame Crest, other catch-up gear, and items used to make a new fiery mammoth mount.
Fury Incarnate is definitely setting up World of Warcraft for Patch 10.2. The second major content update for Dragonflight doesn’t have a name yet, but if the theme of Patch 10.1.7 is any indication, players can be certain it will involve the Emerald Dream and World of Warcraft’s new World Tree. Fury Incarnate drops on September 5, so players will probably hear an official announcement for Patch 10.2 in the weeks following, with the update itself likely arriving in the fall. BlizzCon is taking place on November 3 and 4, so fans should be sure to keep an eye out to see what WoW has to show during its first live convention in years.
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Source: Wowhead