In the next major content patch, the construction of the Crusaders' Coliseum on the Argent Tournament grounds will be complete, and it will hold new challenges for players. We'd like to share some details on the new dungeon, which represents the next tier of content for the game, but keep in mind that this is still in development and subject to change. The Crusaders' Coliseum will include:
- New epic 10- and 25-player raid dungeon with five encounters, with each encounter being unlocked one week at a time
- A more intuitive structure for harder encounters. This raid dungeon will have four different versions: 10-player, 25-player, 10-player Heroic, and 25-player Heroic, with each one using a separate lockout.
- Introduction of the Crusaders' Tribute! Each of the Heroic mode instances has a new tribute system that will limit players on the number of attempts they get in the Coliseum each week to present a greater challenge for the most battle-hardened heroes. Additional rewards can be earned depending on the number of attempts left in the tribute run each week when the final boss is defeated.
- New 5-player dungeon with three encounters that will include Champion's Seals as each one is defeated
- New tier of armor and weapons that are modeled with Alliance- or Horde-specific themes .
That sounds kinda cool. I remember seeing a video back when WoW was first coming out - was a video of a giant Ogre or Tree or something being fought in the Orgrimmar arena. Sounds like this might be something similar, should be fun!
I just hope the heroic modes feel like a new encounter or are a totally new encounter. I do like the idea of an arena setting though, it'll be like the group quest in Nagrand/Zul'drak but with bigger and badder enemies.
Last match should be a different group that represents each class IMO, or Arthas should interrupt the last match and test our might (lol Mortal Kombat).