The timed run was perhaps the most infamous step in the quest line to upgrade vanilla's rare-quality Dungeon 1 set into a mix of upgraded rares and epics known as Dungeon 2 or 'tier 0.5.' The quest line was added in patch 1.10, but it was removed entirely with Cataclysm's Shattering.īecause it was a part of that quest line (occurring roughly a third of the way into it), everyone wanted to complete a successful Strat 45 run. Why 45 minutes? That's just how Rivendare rolls.

This 'challenge mode' was actually just a quest (called Dead Man's Plea) to engage Baron Rivendare within 45 minutes and then kill him, or he would execute his prisoner and you'd fail. It was known as the 45-minute Baron, Strat 45, or sometimes simply Baron run. What newer players may not know is that vanilla WoW also had a timed dungeon run. Challenge modes are timed heroic dungeon runs offering rewards based on how fast you complete them. Mists of Pandaria will introduce a new feature to WoW called challenge modes. What did the game look like years ago? Who is etched into WoW 's history? What secrets does the game still hold? WoW Archivist explores the secrets of World of Warcraft 's past.

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