The War Within - Info & Known Issues

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Get back in the fight as you defend Azeroth from the shadows below. Journey through never-before-seen subterranean worlds filled with hidden wonders and lurking perils, down to the dark depths of the nerubian empire, where the malicious Harbinger of the Void is gathering arachnid forces to bring Azeroth to its knees.

The Story So Far:

NOTE: If logging in for the first time since before the pre-patch the Warband conversion process may take 20 minutes or longer.

Some features that you’ll find in this update:

The War Within Update:

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Early Look at Hero Talents

The War Within Season 1 Schedule

With the start of Early Access on August 22, Normal difficulty dungeons will become available.

Dungeons
  • Ara-Kara, City of Echoes (Levels 70-80)
  • Priory of the Sacred Flame (Levels 70-80)
  • The Rookery (Levels 70-80)
  • The Stonevault (Levels 70-80)
  • Cinderbrew Meadery (Level 80)
  • City of Threads (Level 80)
  • Darkflame Cleft (level 80)
  • The Dawnbreaker (Level 80)

With the launch of the expansion on August 26, Heroic difficulty dungeons will be available to play.

On September 10, The War Within Season 1 will begin with Heroic and Raid Finder Wing 1 of Nerub-ar Palace opening, Mythic 0 dungeons also become available along with Heroic Seasonal dungeons and the new World bosses.

Features introduced in previous updates:

The War Within Update: Pre-Expansion

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The War Within - Content Update Notes

 
Previous Updates:

The War Within 11.0.2 Content Update Notes
The War Within - Pre-expansion Content Update Notes

New or Returning to the World of Azeroth? Get Back in the Fight!

For those just returning or who otherwise need to be caught up we have guides for both new and returning players.

New Players - Getting Started

Returning Players - Getting Back in the Game

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.

Resetting your User Interface

Helpful links for some tech issues:

Hotfixes:

July 25 - Present
May 7 - July 24

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.

 

Additional Media:

WoWCast: Dive into The War Within’s Delves, Dungeons, PvP, and Raid
WoWCast: The War Within Story and World-Building
WoW Cast: One-on-One with Chris Metzen

Threads of Destiny
Light and Shadow

Finally, don’t forget to watch the Warcraft Short Stories -

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