World Of Warcraft's The War Within Early Access Is Underway, What Are Your Early Impressions?

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Michael Byrne
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If you bought the Epic Edition of World of Warcraft's The War Within expansion, then last night you were able to get into the MMORPG's new content as part of the bundle's early access. While the initial launch had a few issues (and there's a few quests still giving people problems), things went relatively smoothly.

The official launch of The War Within happens next week on the 26th, but there's quite a bit available already. You can play almost all of the campaign, 8 new normal mode dungeons, the new "Delves" feature, world quests, and you can almost unlock the new Earthen Allied Race. Additional content and difficulty tiers for dungeons won't come until full launch.

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Also live in early access is the "Skyriding" feature. This isn't new, but you probably know it as "dynamic riding", it's just a name change for keeping the Dragonriding feature added in the last expansion. PvP players get the new Deephaul Ravine map and Warbands (and new UI changes) are all live right now, too.

What are your early impressions of the new expansion? Will The War Within bring back the masses? Let us know your thoughts on the new content.

In addition to a new video (with a TON of fan nods in it), I've included the "Story So Far" trailer to catch you up if you're coming back after a long break.

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Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne, Editor in Chief

Mike “Magicman” Byrne has been a part of the MMOBomb family for years and serves as the site’s current Editor-in-Chief. His love for MMOs and gaming in general has led him to covering games for numerous gaming websites including Gamebreaker TV and XIV Nation where he proudly displays his fanboy flag for FFXIV:ARR.

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Discussion (5)

keesasha 3 months ago
I've never missed an expansion launch since Wrath...until now. They absolutely ruined the whole fun for many players, racing to max level, getting rich by selling stuff early...that's all gone, unless you give these absolute scumbags more money...I'm done with WoW forever, it's clear to me that they went from being 50% about making money and 50% about providing a great gaming experience to 95%-5%.....

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lathriel 3 months ago
in first 30 minutes of new expansion, Dalaran gets destroyed, Khadgar gets killed. What is there not to love. No better time then to put WoW on a peg and say "thanks for the ride. was fun while it lasted".

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