Highlights
- World of Warcraft Patch 10.1.7 restores hundreds of item drops that were removed during the Cataclysm revamp, allowing players to collect these items for the first time in over a decade.
- The patch brings new story quests, character customizations, Heritage Armor, and an overworld event, hinting at the upcoming Patch 10.2 and Season 3 of Dragonflight.
- Transmog enthusiasts are excited for the chance to earn classic items again, as WoW’s transmog system allows for more outfit possibilities. This change is seen as a positive trend for the game.
World of Warcraft is restoring hundreds of item drops to old world zones and rare spawns that were removed during the Cataclysm world revamp. As of World of Warcraft Patch 10.1.7, players can collect these items for the first time in over a decade.
Patch 10.1.7, Fury Incarnate, goes live very soon. This content patch brings a surprising amount of content to World of Warcraft, including new story quests, character customizations, Heritage Armor, and an overworld event. Additionally, its release means Patch 10.2, and Season 3 of Dragonflight, is not far behind.
The patch notes for World of Warcraft’s next update hid a relatively minor detail with major implications. According to Blizzard, the patch will see hundreds of zones and rare spawn drops that were removed during Cataclysm faithfully restored to the game. This means players can acquire items like the Blackened Defias Boots and the Spider Web Robe for the first time in nearly 13 years once the patch goes live.
With the release of Cataclysm in 2010, every zone from vanilla WoW was revamped. While much of the original game was preserved in a fashion, some aspects were lost, including tons of world drops, many of which were replaced by new items. However, as World of Warcraft’s transmog system was not added until late in Cataclysm, most of these items’ appearances were also lost to time. Now, players will once again have the chance to earn these appearances.
World of Warcraft has not provided a comprehensive list of the items it has re-added to the game in the patch notes, but websites like Wowhead have search functions that can identify many of them. Additionally, World of Warcraft’s new transmog tracking feature can identify these items and where to find them, so players should be sure to check out the Collections tab once Fury Incarnate is released.
Many transmog enthusiasts in World of Warcraft are thrilled for the chance to earn these items again. Despite being of lower visual quality, many players appreciate creating outfits using classic items. With the ability to transmog white and gray quality items in Dragonflight, World of Warcraft had a veritable goldmine of appearances that were not available to collect because of the world revamp, so most fans are happy to find these lost items returned to their proper places. Many players see this small yet impactful change as another example of WoW changing for the better, and many hope World of Warcraft’s next expansion continues this positive trend.
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