Summary
World of Warcraftjust announced it would be increasing the maximum number of characters each player could have from 60 to 65 inDragonflightPatch 10.2.7. According toWorld of Warcraftdevelopers, this addition was made in direct response to fan feedback.
Recently,World of Warcraftannounced Patch 10.2.7, Dark Heart, which launches on May 7. In addition to new story and activities forDragonflight, this patch also includesWoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria, a throwback event where players create new characters to experience the 12-year-old expansion with modern convenience, beginning on May 16. While the original announcement said it would be adding new character slots for this event,World of Warcraftlater quietly removed that section from the post, suggesting fans would have to make room in their rosters if they already had 60 characters.
However, it seemsWorld of Warcraftwas able to make these new character slots after all. According to aforum post byWoWcommunity manager Kaivax, Patch 10.2.7 is adding five new character slots for each account, bringing the total from 60 to 65. A later remark fromWorld of Warcraftlead software engineer Orlando Salvatore on his personal Twitter confirmed this change was made because of feedback from players, where he thanked them for making their voices heard.
When is the WoW Character Limit Increasing to 65?
Some fans might wonder how necessary this character limit increase really is.World of Warcraftstated over half of the community plays more than one character in a recent Warbands feature video, and of these, a surprising number have a full list of 60 alts. These self-proclaimed “altaholics” would have had to delete one of their characters in order tomake a new one forWoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria, which could be a huge problem if they were already attached to all of them. This change will ensure players won’t have this problem.
World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandariaitself is looking quite promising. Fans who have tried the event out on the Public Test Realm have had great things to say about it, and the cosmetic rewards players can obtain through it include some rare and recolored transmogs, mounts, and minions. Fans will be able to keep theircharacters fromWoW Remix: Mists of Pandariaand bring them intoThe War Within– but it might be smart to save some of these extra slots in caseWorld of Warcraftdoes more remix events in the future.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.
