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To help you prepare for the Shadowlands pre-expansion patch and plan your adventures from now until Shadowlands arrives, we’ve compiled a variety of helpful information.
Explore the updates arriving with Shadowlands Pre-Expansion Patch
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- Character Boost Changes
- Level, Items, and Stats Adjusted (Level Squish)
- New Starting Experience: Exile’s Reach
- Newcomer Chat channel
- Timewalking Campaigns
- Recruit a Friend Updates
- Appearance Change Service Retiring
- Recruiting Allied Races
- Battle for Azeroth PvP Season 4 & Post-Season Begins
- Earning Flight in Warlords of Draenor and Legion
- Time Runs Short: Battle for Azeorth
For those just returning or who otherwise need to be caught up we have guides for both new and returning players.
Pre-Expansion Patch Notes
As with any patch it is important to make sure that if you use addons that they have been updated. It may be a good idea to reset your UI to default to make sure that the old files aren’t causing any issues.
Helpful links for various tech issues:
Hotfixes:
Known Issues:
If you encounter what you believe to be a bug that is not on this list, please be sure to post in our Bug Report forum with details so our QA team can look into it.
We will be maintaining a list of active game and technical issues. You can see the full list here.
Please note that this list is not a complete depiction of what we’re aware of, but a sampling of issues we believe players may encounter more often. We’ll try to keep this updated with trending issues when possible.
Beyond Azeroth’s shattered sky, a realm of infinite afterlives awaits: the **Shadowlands**, where mortal souls go to reckon with their pasts, discover new purpose . . . or suffer an eternity of torment.Check out the announced features of the Shadowlands and prepare yourself for what is to come*.
Shadowlands Beta Preview Round-up
- Engineer’s Workdshop: Enabling Ray-Traced Shadows in Shadowlands
- Shadowlands Preview: Soulbinds
- Shadowlands Preview: A Look at Covenant Systems
- Kyrian Covenant: Prepare to Ascend
- Necrolord Covenant: A Close look inside the might of Maldraxxus
- Night Fae Covenant: Begin Your Wild Hunt
- Venthyr Covenant: Your Invitation Awaits
- Shadowlands Preview: The Maw
Note: Systems and content subject to change