Everything you need to do before the midnight update before the expansion

World of Warcraft has officially confirmed it The war within Season 3 ends on January 20th, meaning players hoping to get rare achievements like Ahead of the Curve or Astral Legend have less than a month to do so. All is not lost with the arrival of World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-expansion update, but many achievements and rewards will soon become unavailable.

Recently, World of Warcraft locked in January 20 as Midnight Day before patch. This massive pre-expansion update includes changes to every specialization, the addition of the Devourer Demon Hunter, a built-in damage meter, an overhaul of the transmog system, and more. Then, a week later on January 27, two activities start until the launch of Midnight March 2nd: Winds of Mysterious Fortune and Twilight Ascension Pre-Patch event.

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But the arrival of all these new features also heralds the departure of many The war within rewards and milestones. Most notably, the Manaforge Omega raid's Cutting Edge and Ahead of the Curve achievements, earned for defeating Dimensius, All Devouring on Heroic and Mythic respectively, will no longer be available starting January 20th. That said, Royal Voidwing from Heroic Dimensius will still be available until World of Warcraft: Midnightis released on March 2nd, and Unbound Star-Eater from Mythic will retain its higher drop chance until then, after which it will be significantly reduced.

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Technically, the Mythic+ leaderboards close just before January 20th, as positions will be locked on January 19th at 10:00 PM PT, right before maintenance begins for the big pre-expansion update. That means fans hoping to reach the top 0.1% grades that qualify for the title of “the Unbound Hero” will have to do so before then. This suggests that other Mythic+ Season 3 achievements, such as Keystone Hero, will also be withdrawn, although there is a chance that some may still be available after the patch.

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The war within Season 3's PvP content will also end at the same time. This means Astral Gladiator and Astral Legend Feats of Strength, Astral Gladiator's Fel Bat mount, PvP transmog set, titles and Arcane Weapon Enchant Illusion in World of Warcraft will be unavailable from that point forward. However, players will still be able to earn the Alliance or Horde themed Vicious Void Creeper mount until Midnight by playing ranked PvP modes.

World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3 Checklist

• No later than January 20 (Midnight Pre-patch)

  • Ahead of the Curve: Dimensius, the all-consuming (Feat of Strength Achievement): Defeat Heroic Dimensius
  • Pioneering: Dimensius, the Devourer (Feat of Strength Achievement): Defeat Mythic Dimensius.

  • Mythic+ dungeon season, including “the unbound hero” title

  • Seasonal PvP rewards, titles, ranks and achievements, including:

    • Astral Gladiator: The War Within Season 3 (Feat of Strength Achievement): Top 0.1% in 3v3 arena ladder, rewards “Astral Gladiator” title
    • Astral Legend: The War Within Season 3 (Feat of Strength Achievement): Top 0.1% of Solo Shuffle steps
    • Astral Gladiator's Fel Bat mount
    • Secret Weapon Enchantment Illusion

    • Season three PvP weapon/armor transmog set

    • Combatant/Challenger/RIval/Duelist/Gladiator titles

  • World of Warcraft: Legion Remix
  • The war within Season 3 Delve Achievements (Possibly available until March 2nd or later)

• By March 2 (Midnight launch)

  • Royal Voidwing mount from “A Twilight Oath's End” quest item from Heroic Dimensius

    • Not available after Midnight

  • Unbound Star-Eater mount drop from Mythic Dimensius

    • The fall rate decreased significantly after Midnight

  • Faction theme Vicious Void Creeper mount

Curiously, the blog announcing this information did not refer to the status of Delves on January 20th. Technically speaking, World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3's Delves also features several limited-time milestones, including the Delver's Journey, Undercoin rewards, and the encounter with Nexus-Princess Ky'veza. There's a good chance that their omission means that these activities and rewards will remain available until March 2nd – but it might not hurt to try to finish them by January 20th as well, just to be safe.

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Anyway, it makes sense World of Warcraft ending the Raid, Mythic+ dungeon and PvP seasons with the Pre-Expansion update. The changes to each specialization tree and the new Devourer Demon Hunter would throw things off balance enough on their own, though World of Warcraft also implements its fourth stat squish and third item level squish as well. This figure will undoubtedly cause some hiccups with balancing, which could have resulted in some challenges being easier or harder than expected if they had still been available.

Although not directly involved in The war within, WoW: Legion Remix also ends when Midnight Update before expansion coming. Fans should be sure to earn challenging and time-limited achievements, purchase rare and exclusive rewards, and quickly level up some characters before the game mode disappears indefinitely.

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