wow Shadowlands Development Update Notes: April 16th

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It's time for the weekly Shadowlands Alpha build, and this week, the testing continues with Torghast, Tower of the Damned and an early look at the initial character creation and customization updates.

The level cap remains at 53 and the only zone available for testing right now is still Bastion and the Necrotic Wake dungeon.

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UPDATED APRIL 16, 1:00 p.m. PDT
With today’s Alpha update we are now additionally testing:

• Torghast, Tower of the Damned
• Initial Character Creation/Customization Updates

Welcome to the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands test environment. Please read on for an outline of what’s currently being tested, what has recently changed, and what’s coming for testing later in the Alpha.

Read the first developer update here.

Current Content Testing

• Torghast, Tower of the Damned is now available for limited testing. Read more about it in our Torghast preview blog post, and please submit your feedback on Torghast in the dedicated feedback thread here.
• The world and leveling content being tested is: Bastion. Check out our preview of the Kyrian Covenant.
• • Please use the in-game bug report tool for bugs, and post your feedback on this zone in the Shadowlands Alpha Leveling, Questing, and World forum.
• • Please post Kyrian Covenant feedback in this dedicated thread in the Shadowlands Classes and Covenants forum.
• The level cap is currently: 53. You cannot level a test character higher than this at this time.
• The dungeon being tested is: The Necrotic Wake. Please use the in-game bug report tool for bugs, and post your feedback on this dungeon in the Shadowlands Alpha Dungeons and Raids forum.
• The new starting experience is now available to level 1 Alliance characters. Read more about it here, and please post feedback on the new starting expeirence here.
• The initial character customization updates are now available for testing. More updates to this system will come in a future Alpha patch.
• Class Changes
• • All classes are undergoing major updates. Please read the class summary blog post, and place your focused feedback in one of the dedicated threads in the Shadowlands Alpha Classes and Covenants forum:
  • Death Knight feedback
  • Demon Hunter feedback
  • Druid feedback
  • Hunter feedback
  • Mage feedback
  • Monk feedback
  • Paladin feedback 
  • Priest feedback
  • Rogue feedback
  • Shaman feedback
  • Warlock feedback
  • Warrior feedback

Work in Progress

We’re currently working through the following issues and limitations:

• Allied Races are not available for character creation.
• The new starting experience can only be tested by level 1 Alliance characters.

Coming Soon

We’re unlocking much more content for testing over the next few weeks:

• Revendreth (Zone and Covenant)
• Halls of Atonement (Dungeon)
• Oribos (Capital)

Coming in Later Updates

• Ardenweald (Zone and Covenant)
• Maldraxxus (Zone and Covenant)
• Mists of Tirna Scithe (Dungeon)
• Plaguefall (Dungeon)
• More Character Creation/Customization Updates

Please note that the above is not a comprehensive list of features to be tested in the entirety of the Shadowlands Alpha.

Thank you very much!

Latest Shadowlands News

Classes	Leveling
All Covenant Class Abilities Covenant Signature and Class Ability Upgrades Shadowlands Class Changes AOE Ability Changes in Shadowlands Frost Mage Winter's Chill Changes: April 10th Druid Class Changes Clarifications: April 13th Hunter Stable Size Increased in Shadowlands Class Buffs Nerfed in Shadowlands	Allied Races No Longer Require Grinding Reputation to Exalted Death Knights and Demon Hunters Start at Level 8 in Shadowlands Exile's Reach Starting Zone (Official Preview) First Level 50 in 12 Hrs 16 Minutes on Shadowlands Alpha Flying Available at Level 25 in Shadowlands Legion Legendaries Disabled in Shadowlands Level Requirements for Unlocking Talents in Shadowlands Quest Interface Improvements Coming in Shadowlands
Datamining	Misc
Shadowlands 9.0.1 Build 33978 Shadowlands 9.0.1 Build 33978 Creature Models Shadowlands 9.0.1 Build 33978 Mounts: Part 1 Shadowlands 9.0.1 Build 33978 Mounts: Part 2 Shadowlands 9.0.1 Build 33978 Mounts: Part 3 Potential Allied Races Coming in Shadowlands Optional Crafting Reagents in Shadowlands Runeforging Updates: New Death Knight Runes Ardenweald Faun NPC Customization Options Bastion Kyrian NPC Customization Options	Dying in the Shadowlands Controller Support Coming in Shadowlands Icecrown Skybox Updated for Shadowlands Item Level Squish in Shadowlands Unread Mail Indicator on Character Selection Screen New Graphic Options in Shadowlands
Development Updates	PvP
Initial Shadowlands Developer Update Shadowlands Development Update Notes: April 9th	PvP Vendors Return in Shadowlands
Interviews	Zone Previews
No War/Titanforging or Corrupted Items in Shadowlands: Ion Hazzikostas Interview Lore Interview with Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser	Bastion & Kyrian Covenant (Official Preview) Bastion Zone Screenshots The Necrotic Wake Dungeon Torghast, Tower of the Damned Official Preview Torghast, Tower of the Damned Sample Run