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World of Warcraft: The War Within — Release Date, Beta Testing, New Features, Release on iOS, Storyline, Cost and System Requirements

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World of Warcraft: The War Within — Release Date, Beta Testing, New Features, Release on iOS, Storyline, Cost and System Requirements

The new expansion for World of Warcraft, "The War Within," has been increasingly making waves in the gaming community lately. Fans and interested gamers alike are eagerly discussing the upcoming expansion. For your convenience, we've gathered all the known information about the forthcoming expansion, including its storyline, release date, system requirements, and new features in the world of Warcraft.

Release Date of World of Warcraft: The War Within

Blizzard developers have promised and intend to release the next expansion for their game on August 26, 2024. The announcement of this expansion was made in November 2023.

Beta Testing of World of Warcraft: The War Within

The beta testing for the new WoW expansion recently kicked off, but instead of the anticipated immersion into exciting new content, testers encountered numerous problems and difficulties.

The beta testing for The War Within started with high expectations from players. Blizzard announced that access to the beta version could be obtained by pre-ordering the Epic Edition, which many did. This was supposed to allow players to be among the first to experience the new content and help developers identify and fix errors before the official release. From the start, the beta test was plagued by technical issues. On Wednesday, when the beta client became available for download, players faced unexpected difficulties trying to log into the game.

Servers were not functioning, and many players could not connect despite Blizzard's promises of availability. In the first few hours after launch, the beta servers were inaccessible. Many players waited in queues hoping to get into the game but to no avail. Blizzard released trailers and press releases about the beta test, but there was no information about the current server problems, which disappointed the community. Blizzard did not provide sufficient information about what was happening with the servers and when to expect the issues to be fixed. This led to even greater disappointment among players who hoped for honest and transparent communication from the developers. When the servers finally came online, players encountered numerous glitches and bugs. There were issues with character creation and loading, players frequently crashed out of the game, and some couldn't find their characters after logging in. All these problems significantly complicated the testing process and diminished the enjoyment of the game.

The beta testing of the new expansion, World of Warcraft: The War Within, started with high expectations but was overshadowed by numerous technical problems and a lack of information from Blizzard. Despite this, beta testing is important for identifying errors and improving the game before its official release. Players hope that developers will address all feedback and fix the issues that have arisen so that the final version of The War Within lives up to fans expectations.

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Storyline of World of Warcraft: The War Within

The mysterious harbinger spoken of by Iridikron has appeared to the world. It turned out to be Xal'atath — the Harbinger of a new era of dark machinations from the Void, who observed the deaths of all the Old Gods and the fall of the Dark Empire. She formed an alliance with the Nerubians of Azj'Aqir, capable of playing a role in her dark schemes. In exchange for their loyalty, Xal'atath will transform the Nerubians into a new breed of fierce and terrifying soldiers.

The key characters of this part of the saga will be: Anduin Wrynn, who survived domination by magic and rejects any connection to the Light; Thrall, seeking his new place in the Horde and the interconnection of visions spreading across the world; Magni Bronzebeard, the voice of the planet Azeroth; and Alleria Windrunner, the leader of the void elves, who has put everything on the line to track down Xal'atath.

New Features of World of Warcraft: The War Within

At the announcement event, the following groundbreaking features were revealed for WoW: The War Within

  • The maximum level cap in The War Within will be raised to 80.
  • A new type of content will be introduced, akin to Torghast, Fronts, and Island Expeditions. This activity will be available for solo exploration as well as cooperative gameplay.
  • The Squad System will be implemented, integrating all alternate characters under one Battle.net account. This system will share progress across characters including personal achievements, reputation, and transmogrification models. Players can select up to four favorite characters, displayed on the main screen by a campfire.
  • Heroic Talents will become available to characters at level 71.
  • A new allied race, the Earth Dwarves, will be introduced, available to both factions. This race will have access to all classes except Druid, Awakened, and Demon Hunter.
  • The dynamic dragon flight system from Dragonflight will be extended to most flying mounts, with the option to switch to the standard flight system.
  • A new 10x10 battleground format, similar to the existing Shimmering Copse battleground, will be introduced.
  • The Great Repository will replace the PvP tab with a new "World" tab, offering rewards for open-world activities.
  • Guilds will become cross-server.During alpha testing, the following updates were revealed:
  • An "Arachnophobia Mode" setting will replace spider models with crabs.
  • The Human race will lose the racial ability "Diplomacy," which increased reputation gains with factions by 10%.
  • Draktyrs will gain access to alternative classes beyond the Awakened.
  • Character leveling speed up to level 70 will be significantly increased.
  • In the opening expansion raid, a new "Historical" difficulty will be introduced, featuring a simplified encounter with the final raid boss for groups of up to 5 people.
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World of Warcraft: The War Within is coming to iOS

Yes, indeed, this is not a joke. At the WWDC conference, Apple dropped a bombshell announcement: World of Warcraft, which has been exclusive to PC for over 20 years, will be making its way to iPhone and iPad!

During its event, Apple unveiled a list of games set to be ported to its devices, and the lineup is stunning in its diversity and range of genres.

Among the confirmed games slated to be supported on iOS are:

  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows
  • World of Warcraft: The War Within
  • Palworld
  • Dead Island 2
  • Control
  • Frostpunk 2
  • Resident Evil 2
  • Resident Evil 7
  • Sniper Elite 4
  • Wuthering Waves
  • Riven
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
  • Valheim
  • RoboCop

The list includes both released titles and those still in development. Release dates for these games on iPhone and iPad have not yet been announced.

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The cost of World of Warcraft: The War Within

As is customary in many gaming projects, Blizzard has provided the price of the game with three different options and corresponding features. There are three purchase options for WoW The War Within, namely the Base Edition, Heroic Edition, and Epic Edition, each with a different cost.

Features
Base Edition (€49.99)
Heroic Edition (€69.99)
Epic Edition (€89.99)
Pre-purchase
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+
+
World of Warcraft: The War Within available at launch
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+
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
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Enhanced Level 70 Character Boost
+
+
Trader’s Tender
500
750
1000
Algarian Stormrider mount with Skyriding, dozens of customization options, and access to special racecourses
+
+
Upgradable Stormrider’s Attire Transmog set
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Beta Access to The War Within
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3 Days Early Access to The War Within
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30 Days of Game Time
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Squally, the Storm Hatchling pet
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Sandbox Storm Gryphon toy
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Deepdweller's Earthen Hearthstone effect
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System Requirements for World of Warcraft: The War Within

The release of the tenth expansion of World of Warcraft – The War Within – is 2.5 months away. Recently, the extended beta testing began, and the developers will soon open high-level group content to participants. This means that the basic version of the game is essentially ready, and the authors are unlikely to make any significant changes. Therefore, we can take a look at the system requirements.

The minimum and recommended system requirements for Windows, oddly enough, have remained unchanged since the Dragonflight expansion.

The minimum and recommended system requirements for Mac have been slightly increased in almost all parameters, particularly in the operating system version, graphics card, RAM, and processor compared to Dragonflight.

Below are the system requirements for Windows and Mac for The War Within.

For Windows

Category
Minimum Requirements
Recommended Requirements
Operating System
Windows® 7 64-bit (Service Pack 1)
Windows® 10 64-bit
Graphics Card
DirectX® 12 capable 3GB GPU or NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 900 series or AMDTM GCN 4th gen or Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
DirectX® 12 capable 8GB GPU or NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX or AMD RDNATM 2 or Intel® ArcTM 7 Graphics
Hard Drive
Solid State Drive (SSD) with 128GB of free space
Solid State Drive (SSD) with 128GB of free space
Input Devices
Mouse and keyboard. Other control devices are not supported.
Mouse with multiple buttons and scroll wheel
Processor
4 Cores, 3.0 GHz processor 4th Generation Intel® CoreTM Haswell or AMD RyzenTM Zen
6 Cores, 3.5 GHz processor 8th Generation Intel® CoreTM Coffee Lake or AMD RyzenTM Zen 2
RAM
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM
Internet Connection
Broadband internet connection
Broadband internet connection
Resolution
Minimum screen resolution of 1280 x 720
Minimum screen resolution of 1280 x 720

For Mac

Category
Minimum Requirements
Recommended Requirements
Operating System
macOS® 11
macOS 13 (latest version)
Graphics Card
Graphics Card: Metal® support, 3GB (AMDTM GCN 4th generation, Apple® M1)
Graphics Card: Metal® support, 8GB (AMD RDNATTM, Apple® M1 Max)
Hard Drive
128GB of free space on Solid State Drive (SSD)
128GB of free space on Solid State Drive (SSD)
Input Devices
Keyboard and mouse
Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
Processor
Processor: 4 cores, 2.9 GHz (Intel® CoreTM Skylake 6th generation, Apple® M1)
Processor: 8 cores, 3.6 GHz (Intel® CoreTM Coffee Lake 9th generation, Apple® M1 Max)
RAM
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM
Internet Connection
Broadband internet connection
Broadband internet connection
Resolution
Resolution: at least 1280×720
Resolution: at least 1280×720
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