wow Visions of N'Zoth Season 4 Start: What to Expect?

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Most of the 8.3 content will be enabled after maintenance and here's a rundown of what to expect today.

January 21 (Season 4 Start)

• Ny'alotha, the Waking City raid opens on Normal and Heroic difficulties;
• The Darkshore Warfront will be available on Heroic difficulty and offer item level 460 rewards the next time a faction commences an assault on Darskhore in a given region;
• Three new World Bosses will begin to spawn;
• Item levels will increase by 30 for seasonal activities that include dungeons, PvP, World Quests;
• Heroic and Mythic dungeon difficulty will increase;
• Gear from 8.3 sources can now be corrupted by N'Zoth;
  • Gear from Azshara's Eternal Palace has a chance to Warforge/Titanforge up to item level 455, but those items cannot be corrupted;
• You can purchase new items for Titan Residuum from Thaumaturge Vashreen;
• A Mythic +10 weekly chest awards 1,700 Titan Residuum, each additional level gives you 90 more Titan Residuum.

Blizzard (Source)

With scheduled maintenance on January 21:

• The new Ny’alotha raid opens for Normal and Heroic difficulties.
• Season 4 begins.
  • Item levels increase by 30 for rewards from seasonal activities (dungeons, PvP, World Quests), and can now be corrupted by N’Zoth.
  • Mythic Keystones will downgrade by 4 levels.
  • Dungeon difficulty is increased for Heroic and Mythic difficulties.
  • During this week, end-of-run rewards from Mythic Keystone dungeons and Rated PvP are capped at item level 445 (for Mythic +6 or PvP Rank 2).
  • Mythic Keystone and PvP chests that are opened this week reflect Season 3 rewards earned the prior week, and cannot be Corrupted, but may Warforge/Titanforge.
  • Item level improvements for weekly rewards now extend to Mythic +15, which awards an item level 475 piece of gear in the weekly chest to be opened on January 28 or later.
• The Darkshore Warfront now has a Heroic difficulty, with item level 460 gear rewards.
  • Please note: Heroic difficulty will become available in the first Warfront that begins in each region after the Season 4 transition in that region.
• Any items not updated for Season 4 (for example, items from The Eternal Palace or Heroic difficulty Arathi Warfront) can continue to Warforge/Titanforge up to item level 455, but cannot be Corrupted.
• Titan Residuum is again available.
  • All items that can be purchased with Titan Residuum, including new Season 4 items, have had their costs adjusted.
• A Mythic +10 weekly chest will award 1700 Titan Residuum, with each additional level awarding 90 more Titan Residuum. For example, a Mythic + 15 will award 2150 Titan Residuum.
• Specific item level 475 tokens cost 20,000 Titan Residuum. Random item level 475 tokens cost 4750 Titan Residuum.