Onyxia's Lair getting revamped for WoW's 5th anniversary

When World of Warcraft first launched in 2004, Onyxia's Lair was the toughest challenge that players at the highest level (back then, it was 60) could take on. Now that the game has been flooded with more difficult -- and ultimately more rewarding -- content, players rarely visit the flame-toungued Brood Mother. In order to stave off her draconic loneliness, Blizzard is planning on revamping the encounter in time for the game's fifth anniversary, returning it to the pinnacle of difficulty it once represented.

This update, which will appear in the upcoming patch 3.2.2, will change the dungeon into a more difficult 10-man and heroic 25-man dungeon. Loot will be improved to compensate for the enhanced challenge -- Blizzard even promised that "a normal drake-sized 310% speed flying mount modeled after Onyxia" will be included as a boss drop. Man, that's adding insult to injury, isn't it? "Yeah, we just killed you. Now, we're going to ride you."

There's no release date attached to the patch, but it's assumed to come before the game's November 23 birthday.

[Via WoW.com]