The first round of World of Warcraft Shadowlands alpha invites is coming later this week. Shadowlands alpha rumors have circulated for a while. The hype train is finally here and the WoW community can take a glance at what the next expansion has to offer. In Shadowlands, players will venture to the realm of death. The eighth expansion was announced at BlizzCon 2019.
Alpha testing will be limited to a select few. Blizzard friends and family, content creators, and journalists will be included. A small selection of long-time WoW players will also be included in the testing. Although most fans won’t have access to the alpha, you can sign-up for the Shadowlands beta by opting-in on the official website. Beta invites are chosen at random, but by signing up you’ve entered the pool of potential candidates. The testing phase gives fans a chance to voice opinions before the expansion drops.
World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas mentioned all of this in a developer update on the official website. Alpha testers will have the full level-up experience in the zone of Bastion. They’ll also be able to test the zone’s dungeon Necrotic Wake. World of Warcraft will have a revamped player experience, and testers can try it out in the Alliance version of the new zone. The WoW development team is hoping to have the zone of Revendreth and the neverending dungeon, Torghast, tower of the damned, available for testing by the end of April.
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World Of Warcraft Shadowlands Alpha Invites Coming This Week
The first thing players will notice in alpha testing is class changes. All 12 classes in the game are receiving updates to the spellbooks and talents. Some classes will see a change in their resources. The team is seeking feedback on the ‘unpruning’ of classes. Some players feel that their playable characters aren’t as fun to play as they once were.
Testers in the World Of Warcraft Shadowlands alpha can also expect to see changes to questing. The quest interface will help players better distinguish between side quests and main story quests. A new 3D indicator of tracked quest objectives and locations will be testable. The indicator won’t require you to open the map to see where a quest is located. It’ll also give players notice when a quest is above or below them.
There will also be changes to PvP currency. Conquest points are returning. You can redeem the points in the city of Oribos. The points can also upgrade gear. Oribos is going to be the new player hub in Shadowlands. The city will function in a similar fashion to Shattrath and Dalaran.
Are you excited about the Shadowlands expansion? Feel free to preorder the prequel novel Shadow’s Rising by Madeleine Roux on Amazon.com.
Alpha Testing Continued
World Of Warcraft Shadowlands Alpha is only entering the first phase of testing. While the game is in development things may change. Nevertheless, it’s incredibly exciting to see that Shadowlands testing is moving forward. Soon players will be making their way to the realm of death to discover more. Player agency is a major component of this expansion. All of this is great news for what’s ahead. The alpha testing has begun learn more here.
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Also, Blizzard Entertainment sent out a survey to select WoW classic players enquiring about the Burning Crusade. This has been a hot topic within the WoW Classic community a with some fans wanting a WoW Classic plus whereas others want to move on to the Burning Crusade expansion.
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