Why Is Shadowlands Level Cap 60?

Level 120 players from Battle for Azeroth were squished to level 50 during the prepatch for the Shadowlands expansion, preparing them for trials to level up to 60 in the newly added zones. ... After 50, players wanting more have to move to Shadowlands for the remaining 10 levels to hit the max level 60.

Will Shadowlands increase level cap?

Shadowlands involves a level reduction ("level squish") with player characters at level 120 (the level cap in Battle for Azeroth) reduced to level 50, with level 60 being the new level cap (as it had been in the original game). ... 0, Battle for Azeroth's last major content patch, on January 14, 2020.

Why did WoW reduce levels?

For instance, characters currently maxed at level 120 will have their level reduced to 50. However, this won't change any of the characters' power or stats. Instead, it's simply a change to keep the player levels in the new Shadowlands expansion from growing too high.