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It's time to take a look at the new zones coming with the War Within, as Blizzard provided plenty of screenshots in the Alpha press kit! There's even a possible spoiler for a zone story or dungeon in there (but we've hidden it if you don't want to see, so don't worry)!
We'll start with the big enemy of the expansion, as the nerubians gather in Azj-kahet:
Then there's the big crystal zone, Hallowfall, one of the coolest ones coming!
One of these screenshots might actually be a solid spoiler for either the dungeon or the storyline of the zone, so we'll just hide it behind a spoiler tag, so you can see if you want to check it out or not.
And then there's the Isle of Dorn, our entryway to the expansion and the home of the Earthen!
And finally we have the under-dorn, aka the Ringing Deeps, where the Earthen maintain ancient Titan machines.
So, which one's your favorite so far?
You can check out all our War Within Alpha preview content in the hub.
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"Account-wide everything" is coming in The War Within pre-patch later this summer and we're looking at how it currently works!
Warbands
In The War Within, nearly everything can be shared among members of your Warband. This means you can collect transmog items on a character that normally can't equip them and still add them to your collection. You'll also have access to shared bank tabs and reputation, which initially applies only to The War Within Renown factions. More reputations will be included retroactively later on.
The Warbands feature will be introduced in The War Within pre-patch this summer.
Warband Bank
Members of your Warband have a shared bank in The War Within. All items placed here will be shared between alts. You can also deposit and withdraw gold from the bank, for an easier way to transfer it between characters.
We're not sure how many tabs are available because we were only able to afford two during the Internal Alpha due to limited gold.
However, the first Warband tab costs 1,000 gold, and the price jumps significantly to 25,000 gold for the second tab.
Warbound Until Equipped Gear Type
A new type of gear has been introduced in The War Within. Items may now be labeled "Warbound Until Equipped," which allows you to store them in a shared Warband bank accessible by all your characters. You can then equip these items on any of your alternate characters.
Transmog
Transmog collectors will definitely appreciate being able to farm transmog for all classes on a single character. The Appearances tab has been updated with class filters that will show the items available for each class.
And then there's also this official blurb on the feature from Blizzard:
Warbands
With Warbands, players can enjoy account-wide progression with all characters in their Battle.net® account, regardless of faction, that includes shared War Within™ renown, a warband bank, achievements, and more! Additionally, a new change to transmog collection will let players learn the appearance of any gear type, even if they cannot equip it!
You can check out all our War Within Alpha preview content in the hub.
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By Staff
The War Within is bringing many new features to WoW, but this one may well be the most... well everything. Crazy, bizarre, weird, specific, and... useful?
If you're one of the many people who aren't fans of spiders, but in a more extreme way, the new expansion may have been a bit much for you, as the nerubians get pretty arachnid-y with their models. Luckily Blizzard thought of that and added a brand new accessibility feature, which turns all spider-like mobs into... crabs??
Found in the General tab of the accessibility menu, things get really crabby really fast. Here's an example from the Isle of Dorn, the first zone from the Alpha:
Regular nerubians.
Crabubians. Well, mostly.
It seems certain models do not get the crabification treatment, but it's unclear whether that's because it's still the Alpha and the feature isn't fully implemented, or if those models are somehow less spider-y. We're betting it's the former.
But what about old-world spiders? Do they also grow shells and get really pinchy?
Yes. Yes they do.
There's also slightly different types of crabs replacing the different spiders.
And here it is in action:
So, if you were on the fence about the War Within due to some serious spider issues, you don't have to worry about it! That is, unless you feel similarly with crabs, which isn't that much of a stretch actually. Can we just get them downgraded to corgis instead?
Also, here's a fun question: what happens to the Bloodfang Cocoon giant spider mount?
You can check out all our War Within Alpha preview content in the hub.
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We got some more of the Earthen Allied Race in the War Within Alpha press kit! We already saw the race back during BlizzCon and their announcement, but now we have a fresher and slightly better look from the latest Alpha press kit.
They do look a bit more imposing than the last time we saw them. The race isn't playable on the Alpha just yet, so we'll see a lot more of them soon.
You can check out all our War Within Alpha preview content in the hub.
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Character select has received a big revamp in The War Within expansion. Let's take a look at the updated version in more detail!
Four of your characters are now visible simultaneously as members of your Warband, standing around a campfire. You can set your favorite characters and sort them as you like.
The top navigation bar has also been updated and includes links to the Shop, Menu, Create Character, and Realm Selection.
Blizzard also mentioned that they may be adding double click on character to log in functionality, but it hasn't been confirmed yet.
You can check out all our War Within Alpha preview content in the hub.
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