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On social media, Blizzard said the pre-expansion content update forWorld of Warcraft: The War Withinwill go live on Tuesday, July 23.World of Warcraftplayers can participate in an event called “Radiant Echoes” starting a week later, on July 30, and last until the expansion’s official launch on August 26.
While the expansion will not be released until August, Blizzard will give players a taste of what to expect in just a few days. On Tuesday, July 23,World of Warcraft’s Patch 11.0 update will go live following server maintenance. While details about the maintenance were unknown at the time of writing, the update will bring class balance changes and new user interface elements for players to familiarize themselves with. The new Warband feature, one of the main facets ofThe War Within, will go live on July 23. The system will give characters a new account-wide bank that can be used to transfer items and gold seamlessly and allow for shared reputation point gains to make gearing up much faster. To avoid potential issues with Warbands, thecharacter restoration service will be temporarily suspended starting on July 23.
When Does World of Warcraft Patch 11.0 Go Live?
One week later, on July 30, an event called Radiant Echoes will begin. This event will featurecharacters fromWorld of Warcraft’s deep loreas bosses that can be found throughout Dragonblight, Dustwallow Marsh, and Searing Gorge. Players who participate will receive a currency called Residual Memories that can be traded to merchants in Dalaran and the aforementioned zones for mounts, bags, and companion pets. The Radiant Echoes event will end whenThe War Withinfully releases on August 25. Players who preorder the Epic Edition of the expansion will be granted early access starting August 22.
After being greeted witha newWorld of Warcraftlogin screen, fans will have plenty of content to sink their time into beforeThe War Within’s launch. How players will react to the imminent update remains to be seen.
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