The War Within is The Next World of Warcraft Expansion

Live Posted 2023/11/03 at 2:38 PM by Anshlun

World of Warcraft®: The War Within™ has just been announced! Prepare to descend beneath the surface of Azeroth to explore subterranean worlds full of hidden wonders, earn the trust of the new Earthen allied race, and face an ancient evil lurking in the darkness.

The Worldsoul Saga™ Begins

The wings of a grand new adventure spread widely across the next three expansions!* Be a part of the epic story that celebrates the first 20 years of World of Warcraft and sets new foundations for Azeroth’s future.
Explore the Vast Depths of Azeroth Journey deep beneath the surface through the four expansive zones of Khaz Algar, the home of the titan-forged Earthen. Start your adventure on the Isle of Dorn off the western shores of Pandaria and descend into The Ringing Deeps. Then marvel at the brilliant sights of Hallowfall before plunging into Azj-Kahet, the high capital of nerubian society.
Enjoy A Troveof Fresh Features Earn the trust of the Earthen and unlock an all-new playable Allied Race. Explore Delves, new bite-sized world instances you can tackle alone or with up to four friends, plus an NPC companion. Grow in strength as you level to 80 and earn new skills with Hero Talent trees, share progress across your family of characters with the Warbands system, and take to the skies with Dynamic Flying, now available for hundreds of existing mounts!

Pre-Purchase World of Warcraft: The War Within

Choose your edition.
Base Edition Includes the World of Warcraft: The War Within pre-purchase, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight***, an Enhanced Level 70 Character Boost with upgraded gear, reputation progress, and more, to prepare you for your adventures in the depths of the world. Also includes 500 Trader’s Tender to use in the Trading Post ††
Heroic EditionIncludes everything in the Base Edition. Plus, you’ll receive the Algarian Stormrider mount with Dynamic Flying and access to special racecourses, and the Stormrider’s Attire Transmog set. The mount has four color variants, with a slew of additional customization options available. The Transmog set can be upgraded to the Thundering Stormrider’s Attire upon completing the special racecourses available with the Algarian Stormrider. Also includes an additional 250 Trader’s Tender (750 in total) to use in the Trading Post††.
Epic Edition
Includes everything in the Heroic Edition. Plus, you’ll have guaranteed Beta Access and Early Access (3 days) to The War Within†. You’ll also receive 30 days of game time, Squally, the Storm Hatchling pet, Sandbox Storm Gryphon toy, and Deepdweller’s Earthen Hearthstone effect. Also includes an additional 250 Trader’s Tender (1000 in total) to use in the Trading Post††.

	Base Edition	Heroic Edition	Epic Edition
World of Warcraft: The War Within available at launch**	X	X	X
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight***	X	X	X
Enhanced Level 70 Character Boost	X	X	X
Trader’s Tender	500	750	1000
Algarian Stormrider mount with dynamic flying, dozens of customization options, and access to special racecourses		X	X
Upgradable Stormrider’s Attire Transmog set		X	X
Beta Access to The War Within†			X
3 Days Early Access to The War Within†			X
30 Days of Game Time			X
Squally, the Storm Hatchling pet			X
Sandbox Storm Gryphon toy			X
Deepdweller's Earthen Hearthstone effect			X

Pre-Purchase today!As with previous development cycles, players will also have the opportunity to sign up to participate in TheWar Within beta test at a future point in time. Stay tuned to the official World of Warcraft site to learn when beta sign-ups begin.Become a part of a thrilling new story 20 years in the making.*Future expansions not included in WoW®: The War Within™ purchase.
**Available on or before December 31, 2024.
***If you already have Dragonflight on your account, it will not be re-granted.
†Beta Access and Early Access dates subject to change. Early Access duration is 3 days. Limited time only. Play time subject to possible outages and time zone differences. Certain endgame features, including Mythic dungeons and weekly quests, not available during Early Access. Click for more details.
††In-game items not available in WoW Classic games. Boost only usable on the WoW® game account on which it was purchased or redeemed.

Upgrading to the Heroic or Epic Edition will not re-grant in-game items previously unlocked on your account.
Requires World of Warcraft, Internet connection, and Battle.net® Account and desktop app.
Requires World of Warcraft Subscription or Game Time.

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Comment by WobbafinaThank Elune it wasn’t Provalone or whatever the leaks were called… BRING ON THE NERUBIANS! WHOOOComment by CarantenEpic!Comment by tmptfateALL THE BUGS! >8<Comment by worgenfearExcited for this and of course the next two expansions as well! I was shocked that they unveiled all three at onceComment by 7upyourzThank Elune it wasn’t Provalone or whatever the leaks were called… BRING ON THE NERUBIANS! WHOOOComment by davemacawesomeBlizzard's really going All-Out with thisComment by EroniseIllidan vs Argus - raid with Argus confirmedComment by MattariasOh, I know this one. It introduces alignment and we have to do a quest as our operators and defeat the Grineer queens and make a choice about drinking the Kuva or not.Comment by HuskerXIIIIf they're announcing three expansions at once I fear we may have come to the beginning of the end.Comment by SharkTribeSuper pumped that we get to do the Nerubian thing, and to see Xalatath! She looks so cool.Comment by MGoblin256I'm not fond of the fact that the Nerubians are being pigeonholed into the villain role for this expansion. They originally came off as the only Old God creations that sort of turned their backs on their masters. Hoping Seer Ixit and the Azjol-anak are going to be an affable allied faction, as Magni implied in Exploring Azeroth: Northrend.Comment by KluggarThree Expansions? That's a bold strategy Chris. Let's see if it pays off for us.Comment by Seb24285I'm not a native English speaker. I find it difficult to pronounce the name of the expansion: .. Ze war wiff in ..Comment by EcksphiveIf they're announcing three expansions at once I fear we may have come to the beginning of the end.Comment by NeveahScottisThe Systems WithinComment by NothingsweetI dont want to be a doomsayer but this is truly awful.
Think about it, they are selling expansions at the same price, faster, this means you'll get less curated content and pay the same amount, 90 bucks each year instead of every 2-3 years, this also means the expansions themselves will have less time in the oven to actually be decent.
Also notice something really important, if you pay for the most expensive version, you can play 3 days earlier, this is agressive fomo tactics because one of the greatest joys of a new launch is everyone starting together fresh, this will no longer be the case.

They are turning WoW into a call of duty.Comment by HalfleifThis is so underwhelming, and falls perfectly in line with the 4chan leak shared a while ago speaking about how they were gonna go the call of duty/Destiny 2 way of expansions, just churning out small bits of d*gsh*t as fast as possible while putting the same price tag on every small tidbit that previously delivered over 2 years of content per pricetag.

RIP World of Crycraft, i'm out. I've held on to hope thinking metzens return would change something but he's just the same as the rest of them.Comment by Spooney10I just...for the life of me don't understand why they can't use other models and races for allied stuff....
The expansion looks dope for sure, but another Dwarf race was wanted by no one.
I keep hoping for Tuskar or the Saberon cat race to be playable. They have all their animations in the game already.
Or hell, give us Ogres even.Comment by ForeverNoMana3 days early access to a MMO is the most mind boggling ^&*! ive read in a while. pretty ^&*!ing disgusted tbh, probably wont be buying the expansion.Comment by Azerrion
RIP World of Crycraft, i'm out. I've held on to hope thinking metzens return would change something but he's just the same as the rest of them.