World of Warcraft’s January 16 patch adds level-scaling to old zones

Blizzard revealed today that World of Warcraft’s 7.3.5 patch is coming out tomorrow. The update notably adds level-scaling to older zones. Blizzard introduced level-scaling in the latest expansion, Legion.  It lets players tackle zones in any order, with monsters and rewards scaling appropriately.

The feature was only available in the Legion zones, but the patch tomorrow will bring level-scaling to all previous continents, including Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Outland, Northrend, Pandaria, and Draenor. This update will help give players content to explore as they wait for the release of the next expansion, Battle for Azeroth, later this year. It also encourages people to create new characters. New characters take time to develop, but making the process a bit more convenient can keep players happy (and ensure they don’t cancel their monthly subscription).