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TWW Mythic+ Season 1 Outperformed All Previous Seasons

TWW Mythic+ Season 1 Outperformed All Previous Seasons

March 28, 2025

There's been a common perception that The War Within's first Mythic+ season underperformed in player engagement. Many players cite issues with Delves, affixes, or the expansion's overall popularity as reasons for its supposed failure.

However, the data tells a different story. User nightstalker314 posted this detailed analysis on Reddit.

When properly analyzed, TWW Season 1 actually outperformed previous seasons from Dragonflight and Shadowlands. Let's examine why the common perception doesn't match reality.

Why Direct Comparisons Are Misleading

At first glance, raw numbers suggest TWW Season 1 lagged behind previous seasons:

  • Shadowlands Season 1: 36+ million completed keys
  • Dragonflight Season 1: 36+ million completed keys
  • TWW Season 1: Lower completion numbers

However, two critical factors distort these comparisons:

  1. Season Length Differences: Shadowlands S1 lasted 29 weeks, while Dragonflight S1 ran for just 21 weeks
  2. The Key Level Squish: Before TWW, the Mythic+ system was restructured, removing lower key levels

The True Comparison: Adjusting for Fair Analysis

When we level the playing field by:

  • Standardizing each season to the first 22 weeks
  • Removing key levels that don't exist in the current system

The results change dramatically:

  • TWW Season 1 emerges with the highest total runs
  • TWW Season 1 ranks third in success rate, ahead of both Shadowlands S1 and Dragonflight S1

Key Insights from the Data

After proper adjustments, several patterns emerge:

  • TWW Season 1 shows a significant spike at key level 10 (the minimum level for maximum Vault rewards)
  • The drop-off rate between key levels 9-10 and 11-12 reveals scaling issues (being addressed in future updates)
  • Despite these challenges, TWW S1 successfully brought more players into higher Mythic+ difficulty levels

Additional Context to Consider

Several factors impacted the season's performance:

  • The key level squish implemented in Dragonflight Season 4 meant TWW S1 was still in an adjustment period
  • New Hero talents created a learning curve for players
  • Changes to the reward system affected run frequency and key level distribution

Conclusion

Contrary to popular belief, The War Within's first Mythic+ season performed remarkably well when properly analyzed. By standardizing season length and accounting for system changes, TWW Season 1 actually tops the charts in player engagement.

While there are legitimate concerns about scaling and difficulty spikes between certain key levels, these issues are being addressed in Patch 11.1. Overall, the season succeeded in bringing more players into challenging content than previous expansion launches.

This analysis was based on Raider.IO data comparing The War Within Season 1 with Dragonflight Seasons 1-4 and Shadowlands Season 1.