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Difficulty is a generically used term for how hard something is to complete (like a quest), fight (mob and their level colors), gather (resource), or learn (recipe). This info is usually indicated by color (hard, medium, easy, and no difficulty).

Instance modes

Main article: Dungeon difficulty

Difficulty for instances affects boss fight difficulty, loot drops, and achievements.

In Burning Crusade

Dungeon difficulty (Normal mode and Heroic mode) is a specific type, introduced in the Burning Crusade expansion.

See also

• Scenario difficulty:
  • Heroic mode
  • Normal mode
• Dungeon difficulty:
  • 5-player Heroic mode
  • 5-player Normal mode

External links

Commentary

WoW Insider Does World of Warcraft need to be more difficult? by Anne Stickney Jul 11th 2012 at 12:00PM