The War Within Pre-Expansion 11.0 Patch Note

The War Within Pre-Expansion 11.0 Patch 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 a heirloom ring. [LEARN MORE]

GET THE BAND TOGETHER FOR WARBANDS

Expand the potential of all your World of Warcraft characters 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 of The War Within, upon first logging into World 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. [LEARN MORE]

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 of The 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. [LEARN MORE]

• Dragonriding renamed to Skyriding and is now learned at level 10 (was 60).
• New Ability: Switch Flight Style – Switch between Skyriding and Steady Flight styles for flying mounts. Mounts that don't support Skyriding will be grounded if Skyriding is active. 5 second cast time. Learned at level 20. This ability is located in the Mount Journal.
• Upon learning Skyriding, the Skyriding talent tree is now accessible via a button within the Mount Journal.
• The Skyriding talent tree has been updated and many talents are now passive.
• Skyriding glyphs are no longer required for the talent tree.
• Druid Flight Form is now able to Skyride.
• Journeyman Riding (100% ground speed) is now learned at level 10 (was 20).
• Apprentice Riding (60% ground speed) has been removed.
• Expert Riding now increases steady flight speed by 220% (was 150%) and is now learned at level 20 (was 30).
• Master Riding now increases steady flight speed by 420% (was 310%) and is now learned at level 30 (was 40).

VISIONS OF AZEROTH

Strange visions are calling to the heroes of Azeroth. Players who have reached level 70 and have completed the final chapter of the Dragonflight questline will be called to take their next steps into the story leading into The War Within with the first part of the "Visions of Azeroth" questline.

CHARACTERS

• Dragonflight content is now the new default leveling experience for levels 10 to 70 (was Battle for Azeroth).
• Guilds are now able to invite characters on different realms. Cross-Realm Guild bank functionality will become available in the next update (11.0.2).
• New Human Racial: No Place Like Home – Your Hearthstone cooldown is reduced by 5 minutes and gains an additional charge.
• Diplomacy has been removed.
• The Character Restoration service is temporarily unavailable.
• The Paid Character Transfer service has been disabled for transfers between Battle.net accounts.
• The level-60 character Boost now provides item level 327 gear (was iLvl 180).

For full Patch Notes visit the Official Website.

The War Within Wiki

World of Warcraft: The War Within is the upcoming expansion for the popular online game World of Warcraft. It will be released on August 22, 2024. This expansion takes players to a new underground world called Khaz Algar, which includes four distinct zones: the Isle of Dorn, The Ringing Deeps, Hallowfall, and Azj-Kahet.

In this expansion, the level cap is raised to 80, allowing players to unlock new abilities and talents. A major feature is Dynamic Flying, which lets players explore new areas on various mounts. The expansion also introduces Delves, which are solo or cooperative dungeons where players can find treasure and face challenges.

The story focuses on Xal’atath, a powerful entity threatening Azeroth with forces from the nerubian empire. The expansion will include new dungeons and a raid, bringing together characters from both the Horde and Alliance.

The War Within Gameplay

World of Warcraft: The War Within introduces exciting new gameplay features. The game takes place in a new underground world called Khaz Algar, which has four main zones to explore: the Isle of Dorn, The Ringing Deeps, Hallowfall, and Azj-Kahet. Players can now reach level 80, gaining new abilities and talents to enhance their characters. Starting at level 71, players unlock Hero Talents that add more depth to character customization and combat.

A key feature is Dynamic Flying, which lets players fly around the new zones on different mounts. The expansion also adds Delves, which are special dungeons for solo or group play. Players can explore these dungeons with up to three friends and an NPC companion to find treasure and defeat powerful bosses. Overall, The War Within offers new challenges, exploration opportunities, and ways to customize your character.

The War Within Plot

World of Warcraft: The War Within takes players to a new underground realm called Khaz Algar. This area is hidden beneath Azeroth and is lit by a central crystal. It includes several zones, like the dark depths of the nerubian empire and the bright Arathi zone.

The main story focuses on a character named Xal’atath, who is known as the Harbinger of the Void. Xal’atath leads the nerubian forces in a plan to attack Azeroth. The capital city of Dornogal becomes a key location where both the Horde and Alliance come together to face this new threat. The plot also involves discovering Khaz Algar, which is located off the western coast of Pandaria. Players will encounter new challenges and work together to protect Azeroth from these emerging dangers.