Island Expeditions Guide - Battle for Azeroth

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Battle for Azeroth Island Expeditions Guide
Battle for Azeroth brings a new Island Expeditions feature. Taking what the team liked from Mists of Pandaria's scenarios and stepping it up, these expeditions take a team of three players to uncharted islands across the Great Sea in search of Azerite against advanced AI opponents.

• The first team to collect a certain amount of Azerite wins.
• Each island is randomly generated and so there is always something unique and new to find.
• The enemy AI does not behave like normal scripted creature AI. They will fight in a much more unpredictable way.
• Island Expeditions are role agnostic, meaning that they do not require a Tank, Healer and DPS in order to succeed.
• Difficulties include Normal, Heroic and Mythic.
• There is also a PvP mode where the enemy AI is replaced with 3 players of the opposite faction.

Island Expeditions Loading Screen

How to Unlock Island Expeditions
You will unlock the ability to queue for Island Expeditions by progressing your War Campaign. At one point you will receive a quest that places you in a solo scenario on a small island and has you go through the ropes of what a basic Island Expedition entails. Completing this will unlock the ability to queue for Island Expeditions on all characters on your account provided they are 110 or above.


Where to Queue for Unlock Island Expeditions
Once you unlock Island expeditions you can queue for them at the Expedition Map in the following locations:

• Alliance - Boralus Harbor
• Horde - Port of Zandalar

Island Expedition Difficulty Modes
Island Expeditions have 4 difficulty modes:

• Normal - Collect 6,000 Azerite.
• Heroic - Collect 9,000 Azerite. Requires item level 295.
• Mythic - Collect 12,000 Azerite. Requires item level 315.
• PvP - Requires item level 295 and a group of three to queue.

Replayability of Island Expeditions
Islands are a unique experience every time you queue up for one. There are countless different themes, enemies and environments you can come across and it's random each time you start one. There will also be different puzzles and obstacles to face every time you visit.

Island Content that is randomly generated:

• Creatures
• Capture points
• Chests and Azerite Nodes
• Questgivers
• Consumables and Shrines
• Start Locations
• Weather
• Environmental hazards
• Caves, Ships...and more!

Island Locales
Three different island locales will be active at any given week with a total of 7 locales at release.

• Dread Chain
• Molten Cay
• Rotting Mire
• Skittering Hollow
• Whispering Reef
• Ungol Ruins
• Verdant Wilds

Island Expeditions UI
When you click on the map you will see your weekly Azerite quest progress as well as the three active Islands for the week. A drawing next to the island maps will showcase what type of enemy is found on that island. You can also select the difficulty before queuing up. Mousing over the difficulty will show you the reward for completion.

Map
The Island map behaves like most other games with Fog of War. Things that are close enough to see for one of your group members are updated on the map. It displays various objectives on the island including Azerite node locations, events, quests and the location of the enemy team. There is also an Azerite Detector timer that counts down and when it runs out, all sources of Azerite will be displayed on the map.

• Blue diamond shapes mark an Azerite source.
• Skulls mark a mini-boss that rewards Azerite.
• X symbols mark an Azerite source in an area that hasn't been explored yet.
• Faction symbols mark the enemy faction players on the map.
• Both factions have a ship icon that mark the initial spawn point.

Enemy AI
Battle for Azeroth will feature new NPC AI for Island Expeditions. This AI is not scripted and will not behave in the way a normal creature usually does. This new AI will behave more like actual players taking part in PvP would. Examples include polymorphing or sapping your healer while you are engaged in a boss fight. This AI also is well aware of important map objectives and will constantly be giving you a run for your money as you race to complete objectives. This AI can make strategic decisions as well. They may stop what they are doing to come disrupt the objective you are working on or to steal your Azerite. Different opponents will also have distinct personalities and unique behaviors. An example would be Sneaky Pete, a rogue who likes to disrupt healers.

Island Buffs
There are several buffs that can be found on islands:

• Azerite Energy - These globes come from more powerful enemies on the island and are needed for Give Me The Energy
• Shrines - Similar to the shrines on Timeless Isle, you can find these across the islands, allowing for a single player to utilize the buff.
• Other Items - You can find other buff items around the island that give you a one time use ability or food that heals you.

Island Consumables
A seafaring vendor shows up at the docks each day to provide unique buffs and consumables to use on the island at the cost of Seafarer's Dubloons earned from expeditions. These power ups tend to fill in role gaps. Examples include buffs to make an Arms Warrior more tanky or another consumable that allows a Mage to heal.

Level	Name	Effect
120	Siege Engine Controller	Use: Summons an Upgraded Siege Engine to ride and battle with for 20 min.
120	Engineered Spyglass	Use: Instantly detects all sources of Azerite on the island.
120	Signet of Stormwind	Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character for 5 sec.
120	Blessed Bandage	Use: Apply the bandage, restoring 3% health every 5 sec. for 10 min and dealing 5 Holy damage to attackers.
120	Grapeshot Grenade	Use: Throw the grenade, dealing 50 Fire damage to enemies within 5 yards.
120	Lightprism	Use: When you heal damage, fire Holy bolts at enemies in a cone in front of the caster.
120	Sanctified Scroll	Use: Calls down a shaft of pure Holy light, empowering allies inside of the beam with 10% increased damage dealt and healing them every 5 sec. Lasts for 30 sec.
120	Links of Faith	Use: Unleash chains of light that root all enemies within 15 yards for 30 sec.
120	Trick Vest	Use: Absorbs 75 damage, and deals 150 Fire damage to enemies within 10 yards when removed.
120	Hidden Cannon	Use: Fire a hidden blunderbuss, dealing 100 Fire damage to enemies in a 8 yard cone and knocking them back.
120	Sun Stone	Use: When you heal damage, fire sun bolts at enemies in a cone in front of the caster.
120	Bloom Shroom	Use: Create a mushroom bloom, empowering allies inside of the bloom with 10% increased damage and healing them every 5 sec. Lasts for 30 sec.
120	Root Ball	Use: Unleash powerful roots that root all enemies within 15 yards for 30 sec.
120	Thornberry	Use: Consume the berry, restoring 3% health every 5 sec. for 10 min and dealing Nature damage to attackers.
120	Mystical Cauldron	Use: Creates a cauldron that raid members can use to gain the benefit of a flask appropriate to their class and talents. Cauldron has 30 uses and lasts for 10 min.
120	Demolisher Controller	Use: Summons an Upgraded Demolisher to ride and battle with for 20 min.
120	Signet of Orgrimmar	Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character for 5 sec.
120	Deepforged Plating	Use: Apply the plating to your armor, reducing physical damage taken by 30% for 10 min.
120	Burstforce Explosive	Use: Take 10 Fire damage and launch yourself towards your nearest ally.
120	Forge Hammer	Use: Breaks the target's armor, increasing physical damage taken by 100% for 60 sec.
120	A.T.O.M.I.K. Target Painter	Use: Paint a target location, causing a barrage of powerful Arcane warheads to land there after 10 sec, dealing 500 Arcane damage to all enemies within 20 yards.
120	GG-118 Micro-Jetpack	Use: Changes your jump into a fiery leap. Deals Fire damage and knocks down enemies at the impact location.
120	Miniaturizer	Use: Shrinks the target, reducing damage dealt by 50% and movement speed by 50% for 60 sec.
120	Rabbit's Charm	Use: Hold the charm, reducing your chance to be detected by enemies for 30 min.
120	Unluckydo	Use: Throw an unlucky charm that disorients all enemies within 10 yards for 20 sec.
120	Ratwhisker Luckydo	Use: Hold the luckydo, granting you 20% spell reflection for 10 min.
120	Netherwind Wand	Use: Deals 200 Arcane damage to enemies on a line in front of the caster.
120	Arcane Mirror	Use: Hold up the mirror, reducing magical damage taken by 30% for 10 min.
120	Phasing Stone	Use: Puts the target in an unstable phase, increasing magical damage taken by 100% for 60 sec.
120	Flashfire Brew	Use: Drink the brew, increasing Critical Strike damage and healing by 200% for 5 min.
120	Brainsmasher Brew	Use: Throw a keg of powerful brew that stuns all enemies within 10 yards for 20 sec.
120	Soulbinding Mist	Use: For 60 sec, 100% of the damage you take will be copied to an enemy target.
120	Spear-Mint Gum	Use: Eat the gum, increasing damage dealt by 20% for 10 min.
120	Springstep Cola	Use: Drink the cola, increasing Dodge chance by 20% for 10 min.
120	"Healthy" Chips	Use: Eat the chips, healing 50% of maximum health.
120	Clashgrain Bar	Use: Eat the bar, increasing Parry chance by 20% for 10 min.
120	Void Wand	Use: Deals 200 Shadow damage to enemies on a line in front of the caster.
120	Dark Mirror	Use: Hold up the mirror, reducing magical damage taken by 30% for 10 min.
120	Blackrock Plating	Use: Apply the plating to your armor, reducing physical damage taken by 30% for 10 min.

Island Expedition Rewards
Island Expeditions are going to be the most lucrative form of gaining Azerite power. While the Azerite you gain during the match goes towards your faction, you receive some for yourself in many different ways.

• Once a week you may complete Azerite for the Horde or Azerite for the Alliance for a hefty chunk of Azerite.
• A winning bonus that is more lucrative based on the difficulty.
• Rare quest item rewards from drops such as Unscarred Black Scale during an expedition.
• PvP mode also rewards 50 conquest points in addition to Azerite.

Mounts - Island Expedition Rewards
There are some mounts that are rewarded from Island Expeditions!

• Craghorn Chasm-Leaper
• Qinsho's Eternal Hound
• Surf Jelly
• Twilight Avenger
• Squawks

Pets - Island Expedition Rewards
There are some pets that are rewarded from Island Expeditions!

• Poro
• Barnaby
• Inky
• Bloodstone Tunneler
• Captain Nibs
• Coldlight Surfrunner
• Craghoof Kid
• Deathsting Scorpid
• False Knucklebump
• Giggling Flame
• Juvenile Brineshell
• Kindleweb Spiderling
• Kunchong Hatchling
• Laughing Stonekin
• Littlehoof
• Mischievous Zephyr
• Muskflank Calfling
• Octopode Fry
• Playful Frostkin
• Sandshell Chitterer
• Scuttle
• Snapper
• Snort
• Sparkleshell Sandcrawler
• Sunscale Hatchling
• Thistlebrush Bud
• Voru'kar Leecher

Weapons and Armor - Island Expedition Rewards
There are some new models and color variations of existing models in the weapons rewarded from Island Expeditions.

Level	Type	Slot	Name	Model Viewer
325	Off Hand	Off Hand	Plundered Sapling Seed	Modelviewer
325	Off Hand	Off Hand	Plundered Ambershaper's Egg	Modelviewer
325	Off Hand	Off Hand	Plundered Sand-Scoured Fetish	Modelviewer
325	Off Hand	Off Hand	Plundered Codex of Otherworldly Vision	Modelviewer
200	Cloth	Shoulders	Plundered Runecaster's Mantle	Modelviewer
200	Leather	Shoulders	Plundered Shoveltusk-Hide Shoulders	Modelviewer
200	Mail	Shoulders	Plundered Dragonrider Spaulders	Modelviewer
200	Plate	Shoulders	Plundered Gjalerbron Pauldrons	Modelviewer
325	Shield	Off Hand	Plundered Torga Blessed Bulwark	Modelviewer
325	Shield	Off Hand	Plundered Totem Barrier	Modelviewer
325	Shield	Off Hand	Plundered Jadefury Shield	Modelviewer
325	Shield	Off Hand	Plundered Beacon-Light Bulwark	Modelviewer
1	Cosmetic	Head	Plundered Blue Captain's Hat	Modelviewer
1	Cosmetic	Head	Plundered Crimson Captain's Hat	Modelviewer
1	Cosmetic	Head	Plundered Pirate Admiral's Bicorne	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Axe	One Hand	Plundered Heart Hacker	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Axe	One Hand	Plundered Ice-Etched Axe	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Axe	One Hand	Plundered Skullsplitter	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Axe	One Hand	Plundered Iceshard Bite	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Axe	Two Hand	Plundered Fury-Fin Axe	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Axe	Two Hand	Plundered Molten Reaper	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Axe	Two Hand	Plundered Wingblade Axe	Modelviewer
325	Bow	Ranged	Plundered Biting Shot Longbow	Modelviewer
325	Bow	Ranged	Plundered Longhunt Bow	Modelviewer
325	Bow	Ranged	Plundered Bow of the Chosen	Modelviewer
325	Gun	Ranged	Plundered Amber Slinger	Modelviewer
325	Gun	Ranged	Plundered Windblaster	Modelviewer
325	Gun	Ranged	Plundered Dragon Roar-Barrel	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Plundered Horn Pummeler	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Plundered Obsidian Scale Smasher	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Plundered Stump Mace	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Plundered Mrggll Masher	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Plundered Paragon's Mace	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Plundered Geode Gavel	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Plundered Frost Scepter	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Plundered Coilpoint Scepter	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Plundered Mogu Scepter	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Plundered Essence Font Scepter	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Mace	One Hand	Plundered Sandstone Gavel	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Mace	Two Hand	Plundered Troll Ceremonial Basher	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Mace	Two Hand	Plundered Petrified Tree	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Mace	Two Hand	Plundered Tenderizing Crusher	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Mace	Two Hand	Plundered Fireheart Pummeler	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Mace	Two Hand	Plundered Crag Basher	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Mace	Two Hand	Plundered Twilight Pummeler	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Mace	Two Hand	Plundered Firegeode Mace	Modelviewer
325	Polearm	Two Hand	Plundered Poleaxe of Intimidation	Modelviewer
325	Polearm	Two Hand	Plundered Vanguard Trident	Modelviewer
325	Polearm	Two Hand	Plundered Jinyu Spear	Modelviewer
325	Polearm	Two Hand	Plundered Berserker's Poleaxe	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Sword	One Hand	Plundered Splitblade Slicer	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Sword	One Hand	Plundered Sand-Dweller's Scimitar	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Sword	One Hand	Plundered Carapace Linked Longsword	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Sword	One Hand	Plundered Sandfury Blade	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Sword	One Hand	Plundered Celestial Finblade	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Sword	One Hand	Plundered Jinyu Longsword	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Sword	One Hand	Plundered Swarmer's Blade	Modelviewer
325	One-handed Sword	One Hand	Plundered Seacrystal Blade	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Sword	Two Hand	Plundered Jadestar Blade	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Sword	Two Hand	Plundered Blade of Northern Kings	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Sword	Two Hand	Plundered Scalebane Claymore	Modelviewer
325	Two-handed Sword	Two Hand	Plundered Farakki Hacker	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Voodoo Dancer Stave	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Sea-Sinew Stave	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Hozen Chieftain's Stave	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Silverpaw Staff	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Thorncrowned Stave	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Keeper's Stave	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Oracle Fin Staff	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Squidcaster	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Embercrystal Staff	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Tainted Scarab Stave	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Flamecaster Stave	Modelviewer
325	Staff	Two Hand	Plundered Waterbearer's Staff	Modelviewer
325	Fist Weapon	One Hand	Plundered Bear-Carved Fists	Modelviewer
325	Fist Weapon	One Hand	Plundered Coral-Scale Claw	Modelviewer
325	Fist Weapon	One Hand	Plundered Drillbore Fists	Modelviewer
325	Fist Weapon	One Hand	Plundered Twinscale Handblade	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Junglestalker's Talon	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Tiki-Bound Blade	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Seatusk Shiv	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Barb-Edged Dagger	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Twinbarb Shanker	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Trident Barb	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Darkscale Blade	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Twinblade of the Tol'vir	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Darkblade of the Old Gods	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Petrified Kelp Blade	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Waterspeaker's Spellblade	Modelviewer
325	Dagger	One Hand	Plundered Shadow-Infused Blade	Modelviewer
325	Wand	Ranged	Plundered Death Chatter Wand	Modelviewer
325	Wand	Ranged	Plundered Desert Hexxer	Modelviewer
325	Wand	Ranged	Plundered Light-Binding Wand	Modelviewer
325	Wand	Ranged	Plundered Dragonfist Wand	Modelviewer
325	Wand	Ranged	Plundered Wand of Tentacle Horrors	Modelviewer

Island Expedition Achievements
The Expedition Leader is the Island Expedition meta achievement, rewarding the Expedition Leader title.

Name	Points
Archipelago ExplorerComplete expeditions to five different islands.	10
Azerite AdmiralCollect 1,000,000 Azerite on Island Expeditions.	10
Bane of the ChainAchieve victory in an expedition to Dread Chain in PvP.	10
Bayside BrawlerWin 10 Island Expeditions in PvP.	10
Blood in the WaterWin 20 Island Expeditions in PvP.	10
Clash at the CayAchieve victory in an expedition to Molten Cay in PvP.	10
Competent CaptainWin 20 Island Expeditions on Heroic difficulty or higher.	10
Dread ChainAchieve victory in an expedition to Dread Chain on any difficulty.	10
Expedition LeaderComplete all of the Island Expeditions achievements listed below.	20
Expert ExpeditionerWin 50 Island Expeditions on Mythic difficulty.	10
Give Me The EnergyCollect 30 globes of Azerite Energy on Island Expeditions.	10
Helping HandRescue all of the explorers on Island Expeditions listed below.	10
Heroic: Dread ChainAchieve victory in an expedition to Dread Chain on Heroic difficulty or higher.	10
Heroic: Molten CayAchieve victory in an expedition to Molten Cay on Heroic difficulty or higher.	10
Heroic: Rotting MireAchieve victory in an expedition to Rotting Mire on Heroic difficulty or higher.	10
Heroic: Skittering HollowAchieve victory in an expedition to Skittering Hollow on Heroic difficulty or higher.	10
Heroic: Un'gol RuinsAchieve victory in an expedition to Un'gol Ruins on Heroic difficulty or higher.	10
Heroic: Verdant WildsAchieve victory in an expedition to Verdant Wilds on Heroic difficulty or higher.	10
Heroic: Whispering ReefAchieve victory in an expedition to Whispering Reef on Heroic difficulty or higher.	10
I'm Here for the PetsObtain all of the Island Expeditions battle pets listed below.	10
Island ConquerorComplete the Mythic Island Expeditions achievements listed below.	10
Island SlayerComplete the PvP Island Expeditions achievements listed below.	10
Metal DetectorLoot 100 Seafarer's Dubloons.	10
Mire MarauderAchieve victory in an expedition to Rotting Mire in PvP.	10
Molten CayAchieve victory in an expedition to Molten Cay on any difficulty.	10
My DubsLoot 10 Seafarer's Dubloons.	10
Mythic: Dread ChainAchieve victory in an expedition to Dread Chain on Mythic difficulty.	10
Mythic: Molten CayAchieve victory in an expedition to Molten Cay on Mythic difficulty.	10
Mythic: Rotting MireAchieve victory in an expedition to Rotting Mire on Mythic difficulty.	10
Mythic: Skittering HollowAchieve victory in an expedition to Skittering Hollow on Mythic difficulty.	10
Mythic: Un'gol RuinsAchieve victory in an expedition to Un'gol Ruins on Mythic difficulty.	10
Mythic: Verdant WildsAchieve victory in an expedition to Verdant Wilds on Mythic difficulty.	10
Mythic: Whispering ReefAchieve victory in an expedition to Whispering Reef on Mythic difficulty.	10
No TouristWin 10 Island Expeditions on Normal difficulty or higher.	10
NotoriousWin 50 Island Expeditions in PvP.	10
Reef MadnessAchieve victory in an expedition to Whispering Reef in PvP.	10
Rotting MireAchieve victory in an expedition to Rotting Mire on any difficulty.	10
Ruined the RuinsAchieve victory in an expedition to Un'gol Ruins in PvP.	10
Skittering HollowAchieve victory in an expedition to Skittering Hollow on any difficulty.	10
Skittering SmashedAchieve victory in an expedition to Skittering Hollow in PvP.	10
Sucker PunchKill a player that is affected by a Sticky Starfish on Island Expeditions.	10
Team DeathmatchSlay all of the Horde champions listed below.	10
Team DeathmatchSlay all of the Alliance champions listed below.	10
Tell Me A TaleComplete all of the Island Expeditions quests listed below.	10
Un'gol RuinsAchieve victory in an expedition to Un'gol Ruins on any difficulty.	10
Verdant WildsAchieve victory in an expedition to Verdant Wilds on any difficulty.	10
War for the WildsAchieve victory in an expedition to Verdant Wilds in PvP.	10
Whispering ReefAchieve victory in an expedition to Whispering Reef on any difficulty.	10

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So, they really decided to not re-add the scenario queing in dungeon interface ?
Something like what we add back in Mists of Pandaria (still available when leveling 80-90 characters)
It's sad.
That has been presented like a major feature, but you can't tag for it outside of Boralus/Zandalar ? So you must choice between playing WoW and exploring Isles, not a good thing.
Reported several times during beta (at least once per week), but it seems that was intentional

[Onikaroshi]

So, they really decided to not re-add the scenario queing in dungeon interface ?
Something like what we add back in Mists of Pandaria (still available when leveling 80-90 characters)
It's sad.
That has been presented like a major feature, but you can't tag for it outside of Boralus/Zandalar ? So you must choice between playing WoW and exploring Isles, not a good thing.
Reported several times during beta (at least once per week), but it seems that was intentional

At the end of the day it doesn't really matter that much.... they're role agnostic so it'll be instant queue'd, not like you'll be able to do much while waiting.

[Mandible]

At the end of the day it doesn't really matter that much.... they're role agnostic so it'll be instant queue'd, not like you'll be able to do much while waiting.

It does matter quite a bit, since it means you have to go to one specific place before you can go - instead of anywhere you want.

[Onikaroshi]

It does matter quite a bit, since it means you have to go to one specific place before you can go - instead of anywhere you want.

Maybe that's the point. We've had quite a bit of "queue anywhere", there's nothing wrong with centralized queuing, and they wouldn't be the only game to do it.

[Lidnillek]

I like the idea of having to go to some area to que and access content. Legion was OK because you were either questing, in Dalaran or your order hall, but there has to be SOMEWHERE that players congregate to wait and afk etc, otherwise it doesn't feel like a "massive" multiplayer online.

[Vyzzle]

So, they really decided to not re-add the scenario queing in dungeon interface ?
Something like what we add back in Mists of Pandaria (still available when leveling 80-90 characters)
It's sad.
That has been presented like a major feature, but you can't tag for it outside of Boralus/Zandalar ? So you must choice between playing WoW and exploring Isles, not a good thing.
Reported several times during beta (at least once per week), but it seems that was intentional

Are you serious right now? This is a good thing. Queuing anywhere you want and teleporting to where you need to be has drastically reduced the RPG element of this MMORPG.

I'm glad they're moving back to doing this for content.