The Firelands raid – the next tier of endgame raiding progression for the MMO – will not appear in the next patch, 4.1, as it had previously planned. Blizzard has decided to add more frequent, smaller updates to the game so that content keeps coming. Since Firelands isn’t quite ready yet, Blizzard doesn’t want to hold back the other 4.1 patch content. The Firelands will be part of Patch 4.2 which should come soon after 4.1.
The main content features currently planned for 4.1 are:
- – Zul’Gurub and Zul’Aman revamp (completely redesigned Zul’Aman and Zul’Gurub five-player dungeons, where they’ll be able to experience challenging encounters featuring all-new boss mechanics, obtain updated epic-level loot, and possibly acquire rare mounts.)
- – New level-85 Stranglethorn quest line (phased) leading players into the troll dungeons
- – New tier of Heroic dungeon gear (epic item level 353) to give players a slightly bigger boost going into raids for the first time
- – New & updated flavor items, vanity pets, and mounts
- – Guild Challenges (new guild quests)