Overview
- The beta patch, released Friday, raises the level cap from 20 to 30 and unlocks Excavation Site: Wetlands plus returning Razorfen Downs and Uldaman so players can progress into higher‑level zones.
- Blizzard reduced the extra experience granted by dungeon quests by 50 percent to slow rapid dungeon leveling and to calibrate overall progression speeds during the test.
- Targeted class tuning rolled out in the patch includes warriors generating 100 percent more Rage from critical strikes, reworked warrior talents and behaviors, and a new restriction that prevents Undead from using Cannibalize in certain immune states.
- Quality‑of‑life and world changes added barbershops in Darnassus and Thunder Bluff, clearer camping/rest tooltips and reduced campfire harm, and restored the Make‑A‑Wish quest “Kyle’s Gone Missing!” in Mulgore.
- The public beta remains active through October with paid early‑access and opt‑in channels, Blizzard is scaling regional test servers in response to heavy demand, and all beta progress will be wiped before the November 4 release.