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A level cap is the maximum level a player character can reach in a game. The base Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. game of World of Warcraft had a hard cap of 60th level, so no characters could go above this level without an expansion. The current Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. level cap (120) should be at Level cap/current. Some games have a soft cap.

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Those playing with the Burning Crusade have their level cap increased to 70.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Those playing with Wrath of the Lich King have their level cap increased to 80.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Those playing with Cataclysm have their level cap increased to 85.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Those playing with Mists of Pandaria have their level cap increased to 90.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Those playing with Warlords of Draenor have their level cap increased to 100.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Those playing with Legion have their level cap increased to 110.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Those playing with Battle for Azeroth have their level cap increased to 120.

When the level cap is reached, players who are used to the leveling game sometimes have difficulty working out how to continue their adventures. After reaching the cap, progression is mainly through crafting, gear or reputation. See, for example activities guide for characters at level 110.

Hard cap[]

A hard cap means the game enforces a maximum limit for the character's level and no additional experience can be gained after that level (level 60 in Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. or 70 in Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. for example).

As of August 2016, the base World of Warcraft package has a level cap of 100 as it included access through the Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Warlords of Draenor expansion.[1][2] As of October 2014, the initial version had a level cap of 90 and included access through the Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Mists of Pandaria expansion.[3]

As of July 18, 2018, World of Warcraft Subscription replaced the World of Warcraft package and has a level cap that matches the expansion previous to the current one,[4] so 110 when Battle for Azeroth releases.

Soft cap[]

A soft cap means characters in a game don't technically have a maximum level, but after a certain level it gets very hard to increase levels and the benefits diminish rapidly or vanish, so the incentive goes away for all but the hard-core power gamers. Diablo I is a Blizzard Entertainment game with a soft cap, where the amount of experience required to level increased exponentially with each level with few benefits. In the past, the MMORPG game Shadowbane had a soft level cap (approximately level 45 - 50 and above).

Notes[]

  • A 60th, 70th, 80th, 85th, 90th, 100th, 110th, or 120th level elite NPC or mob should be much tougher than a level-capped character. Examples are pre-Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Factiongfx/faction_tip_link.json' not found. [70+] Magistrate Henry Maleb, who was very hard to solo even by a level 70 in epic​​ gear.
  • If at the level cap, a mob which still appears ?? (or Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Factiongfx/faction_tip_link.json' not found. skulled) is referred to as a "boss" mob. This is done by Blizzard to hide the mob's Level.

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  1. ^ Allegra Frank 2016-05-18. World of Warcraft's most recent expansion now part of base game. Polygon.com.
  2. ^ Blizzard Entertainment Nethaera 2016-05-19. World of Warcraft Now Includes Warlords. World of Warcraft official Community > General Discussion forum (US).
  3. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2014-10-14. Pandaria Awaits – World of Warcraft Now Includes Mists of Pandaria. World of Warcraft official game site (US).
       Blizzard Entertainment 2014-10-14. Pandaria Awaits – World of Warcraft Now Includes Mists of Pandaria. World of Warcraft official game site (EU).
  4. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2018-07-18. Subscribe to WoW and Play Every Expansion Through Legion!. World of Warcraft official game site (US).
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