Blizzard announced that the World of Warcraft: The War Within (WoW) Collector’s Edition is now available for pre-order. World of Warcraft: The War Within is the first instalment of the new Worldsoul Saga.
The alpha testing for the game began on 18 April. According to the recent WoWCast episode about the alpha, the World of Warcraft alpha will focus its testing on a different zone each week. After the Isle of Dorn, players will test the Ringing Deeps, Hallowfall, and finally Azj-Kahet, with subsequent weeks jumping around or having multiple zones available until it transitions into the beta, and finally, the full release of World of Warcraft: The War Within. Additional accounts will be added to the alpha each week, giving more fans the chance to check out the new expansion.
This initial phase will encourage chosen players to explore a vast amount of material included in The War Within’s first zone, The Isle of Dorn, using a cadence of concentrated testing similar to that established with Dragonflight.
This week’s build includes:
- Isle of Dorn Quests: Most of the level-up campaign quests and local stories (side quests) will be available with some main story components remaining encrypted until the launch
- Two Dungeons: Cinderbrew Meadery & The Rookery
- Three Delves: Earthcrawl Mines, Fungal Folly and Kriegval’s Rest
- Profession Updates: Herbalism
- Hero Talents: Most classes will have at least one testable tree except for Assassination Rogue, Enhancement Shaman and Brewmaster Monk which will come online in later test builds.
The WoW team also announced a special limited collector’s edition (CE) for The War Within that will be available for pre-order through various global retailers starting today.
This set not only celebrates The War Within but also commemorates WoW’s 20th anniversary and includes:
- Epic Edition tier of the game via digital download and all its bonuses
- Art of The War Within hardcover book
- Collector’s Pin featuring Alleria, Anduin and Thrall
- 20th Anniversary Gryphon Rider statue