World of Warcraft Classic “Season of Mastery” Open Beta Now Live

Blizzard Entertainment announced that the World of Warcraft Classic “Season of Mastery” open beta is now live. The game will be available on PC, Mac, and Linux for free with no subscription required.

The World of Warcraft Classic is now live. The Season of Mastery is the first new content for the game in over 10 years. Read more in detail here: wow season of mastery open beta.

There will be a lot of adjustments in this new Season of WoW Classic, as we mentioned in our Season of Mastery blog article. Today and during the next several weeks, testers may anticipate to encounter the following in this Beta:

The first week of open Beta (October 5)

The maximum player level will be 30.
There will be no character templates available.
The global rate of XP gain through Quest turn-ins has been raised by 25%.
Herbalism and mining The number of nodes available has been enhanced.
The Honor System for PvP has been activated.
Warsong Gulch is now available.

Each week, we aim to add to the Beta server(s) in small increments. In the Season of Mastery Beta, the following anticipated Seasonal adjustments are not yet operational. These and more changes will be included in subsequent Beta versions in the following weeks:

Debuff and buff limitations have been increased.
Raid bosses now have more health.
Raid boss mechanics have been restored.
In raid instances, world bonuses are removed.
Summoning Stones have been transformed from Meeting Stones.
Powerleveling and boosting have been reduced.

This week’s testing emphasis is on balancing speed and flow. We’ll continue to outline the gameplay areas on which we’d want to concentrate input and problem reports throughout the Season of Mastery Beta testing phase in future Season of Mastery Beta releases.

New code and data relating to upcoming changes to our techniques and systems for dealing with player misconduct are included in the most recent test versions of World of Warcraft. This does not contain anything that can be tested right now.

Thank you for taking part in the open beta for WoW Classic Season of Mastery!

The World of Warcraft Classic is now live with the Season of Mastery Open Beta. Reference: wow ptr.