Summary
World of Warcrafthas officially revealed the full pre-expansion content update patch notes forThe War Within. Set to go live after weekly maintenance wraps up across the world, this majorWorld of Warcraftpatch adds the expansive Warbands system, Skyriding mount overhauls, and tons of other game-changing improvements.
The War Withinis nearly here, with early access beginning on August 22, and thefull expansion hittingWorld of Warcrafton August 26. As with previous expansions, the Pre-Patch arrives about a month beforehand, bringing some huge changes to the game as the servers go live after the weekly maintenance period ends on July 23.
Now,World of Warcrafthas revealed the full patch notes for this significant content update. Warbands are among the biggest changes coming in the patch, with an overhauled character selection screen, streamlined transmog unlocking systems, and account-wide options for many reputations, achievements, and storage. Skyriding – theevergreen evolution ofWoW: Dragonflight’s Dragonriding– also arrives in this patch, allowing players to start using the transportation system at level 10. Additionally, guilds will now allow characters from different realms to join their ranks.
Of course, noWorld of WarcraftPre-Patch would be complete without an in-game event. Starting July 30, players can participate in the Radiant Echoes world activity. Portals in Dalaran will take characters to the event zones across Azeroth, where they will battle memories of famousWorld of Warcraftbosses and relive iconic moments from the game’s past. Fans can obtain catch-up gear and unique cosmetics during this event, and can participate at any level – but those who are at level 70 can also enjoy the Visions of Azeroth questline, which bridges the gap between the final quest ofDragonflightand the first one inThe War Within.
The Pre-Patch forThe War Withinalso includes a bunch of balance updates forevery class inWorld of Warcraft. Featuring tons of buffs, nerfs, and overhauls, these changes set the classes up to synergize with the new Hero Talents. Unfortunately, Hero Talents don’t become available until level 71, so fans will have to wait untilThe War Withinlaunches to unlock this player progression system.
Improved camera collision options, displayable character silhouettes over obstacles, and major updates to the world map are just some of thenew quality-of-life updates coming toWorld of Warcraftin this pre-expansion update. This patch adds tons of convenience for players to utilize, so fans should be sure to browse the patch notes to make sure they don’t miss anything.
WoW: The War Within Pre-Expansion Content Update Notes
Big changes arrive with the introduction of Warbands, Skyriding, class and system updates, and more with the pre-expansion content update. Take part in a new event, Radiant Echoes, and begin your first steps into the continuing story that will take you into the unexplored depths of Azeroth.
RADIANT ECHOES PRE-EXPANSION EVENT
From July 30 to August 26, confront the memories of Azeroth during the new pre-expansion event and collect Residual Memories to purchase new items to add to your Warband collection.
Players who have reached level 70 will receive an introductory quest and then will be directed to visit Dalaran to start. Players under level 70 will be immediately directed to Dalaran.
The event occurs in four stages and cycles between three zones. Portals in Dalaran will be available to take you directly to the event staging area and a return portal is available in each of the event zones so that players can quickly return to Dalaran and head into the next occurrence of the event. When the event is active in a zone, the portal will have an additional golden glow to indicate that it is active.
Players will be able to accumulate Residual Memories to use to purchase items from various vendors in each of the zones. The rewards that can be earned in this limited time event are: item level 480 equipment, 32 slot bag, 30 slot reagent bag, mounts, pets, and an heirloom ring.
GET THE BAND TOGETHER FOR WARBANDS
Expand the potential of all yourWorld of Warcraftcharacters with account-wide progression across your Battle.net® account, regardless of faction—including shared Renown, a Warband bank, Achievements, Collections, and more! To help players continue expanding their collections and style their alternate characters how they want, any character can collect any item appearance, regardless of whether they can equip the item. Class tokens from Legacy raids are also Warbound and transferable on your account. Class-specific appearances can only be collected by that specific class.
With the arrival ofThe War Within, upon first logging intoWorld of Warcraft, the Warband conversion process automatically enables many of the game’s progression systems to be account-wide. Players will not need to log into each character individually for all progression, items, etc., to convert; however, there may be a short wait for the system to completely process your Warband the first time you log in. The Warband conversion process can take up to 20 minutes or longer, and depending on the amount of data being processed, there could be a login queue.
TAKE TO THE SKIES WITH SKYRIDING
Dragonriding is here to stay and will also be available for many flying mounts in all flyable areas even prior to the launch ofThe War Within. Players will also be able to toggle between Skyriding (previously known as Dragonriding) or the flying style introduced originally in The Burning Crusade (TBC) which we’re calling Steady Flight.
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