Timewalking Dem Dungeons

Today marks the first day of the Burning Crusade timewalker dungeon event. This will come around every seven weeks, allowing us to run five of the Burning Crusade dungeons scaled down to level 70. Anyone who is level 71 or above will be able to run these, and groups may be mixed and matched between players of a wide level range. All gear will be scaled down, as well as base stats, but you'll retain all of your abilities - meaning that a level 100 player will still probably have a much more effective kit than someone of level 71.

Gear that is rewarded in the dungeons will scale up again once the player leaves, and it will have an item level based on the character's actual level, with all of the stats boosted accordingly. "Timewarped" pieces earned by a level 100 player will be item level 660.

Primarily, these dungeons will be an excellent way for new 100s or alts to gear up. Players who have been running plenty of Warlords content will still benefit from it, though, as there is a quest to be found outside the garrison's town hall that rewards a Seal of Inevitable Fate (the new bonus roll coin) for running five of these dungeons.

My first two experiences were fairly painful, but only because I had not noticed a bug that removes Righteous Fury when entering one of the instances. Simply click it back on and you'll be ready to rock. With the buff in place, there were no serious threat concerns other than the usual risk of a burst-heavy DPS who opens up immediately (or pulls on their own. Seriously, DPS. Don't freaking pull unless the tank tells you to.)

The difficulty of these dungeons is not terribly high - again, the new abilities and things such as mastery will probably make you a lot more powerful than you would be if you were actually level 70. Still, overconfidence can be a problem - certain mechanics, such as Dalia Doomwhisper's whirlwind in The Arcatraz, can kill if you simply try to power through them.

While I've been running them on my main, I'm eager to take some of my fresher 100s and lower-level characters into them, as they will benefit far more from the drops found inside.