Battle for Lordaeron
Horde burns down Teldrassil
Alliance attacks Lordaeron
All out war sets up for Horde controlled Kalimdor and Alliance controlled Eastern Kingdom
No external threat, so war against each other becomes focus
Kul Tiras: Alliance Continent
Ancient human kingdom
Powerful nautical empire
Rules by four houses
3 main regions
Tiragarde Sound
Capital of Kul Tiras
Led by Katherine Proudmoore, Jaina's mother
Monster hunters
Trouble with pirates
Playable demo for area on show floor
Stormsong Valley
Ruled by House Stormstrong
Provide ships to Kul Tiras
Dark forces invading
and quillboars!
Zandalar: Horde Continent
Ancient Troll Empire
Powerful naval force
Continent in turmoil
Zuldazar
Capital of the Zandalari
Ruled by King Rastakhan
Investigate an uprising
Stop blood troll invaders
Nazmir
Festering swampland
Enlist powerful Loa
Uncover titan secrets
Playable on show floor
Vol'dun
Foreboding desert
Criminals exiled here
Befriend the vulpera
Main Heroes
Thrall
Sylvanas Windrunner
Anduin Wrynn
Jaina Proudmoore
Explore story of Vol'jin
Zone Flow
6 zones spanning 2 continents
Level up in your faction's zones
The rest of the world opens up at 120
Epic "War Campaign" arc woven throughout
World Quests and Emissaries at 120
Allied Races
The lines of battle have been drawn
Bring a new ally into your faction...
Void elves, Lightforged Draenei, Dark Iron Dwarves for Alliance
Nightborne, Highmountain Tauren, Zandalari Trolls for Horde
Quest chains unlock new races
New racials for the allied races
Begin at level 20
Level to 110 as an allied race to unlock Heritage Armor to show off your achievement
6 Allies races at launch, more planned
Heritage Armor works for all armor types
Leveling Improvements
Expanding zone scaling to all zones
Zones have level ranges with caps
Flexible expansion order
Burning Crusade is 60 - 80
Northrend scales from 60 - 80
Applies to dungeons as well
Beginning in 7.3.5!
Heart of Azeroth
Heart of Azeroth: Artifact Quality Medallion, A gift from Azeroth herself to the world's protectors
Artifact weapons are getting a proper send off
No huge trait tree, serves as a power source
Azerite levels up the amulet, empowering armor
Access tiers in a hierarchy of abilities on expanding rings
Island Expeditions
Explore uncharted isle across the Great Sea
Horde and Alliance skirmishing over resources
3-player cooperative gameplay, role agnostic
Complete varied and dynamic objectives
Race against advanced AI opponents
PVP mode also available!
Warfronts
Large scale conflict on the homefront
Fantasy anchored in Warcraft 3, RTS roots
20 player cooperative faction raid vs NPC armies
Build structures, research upgrades, lead troops
PVP Updates
New arenas in Tiragarde and Zuldazar
New Battleground: Seething Shore
Horde and Alliance descend upon Silithus
Fight over Azerite bubbling to the surface
Dynamic control point gameplay
Battleground coming in 7.3.5
World PVP
PVP ruleset largely unchanged since 2005
Update the system to reflect the 2018 world
Remove PvE vs. PvP server division
Individual choice to opt into PvP
Bonuses to offset inefficiency
Dungeons
10 Dungeons at launch
Each faction has separate level-up dungeons
All dungeons available to both sides at 120
Mythic Keystone Updates
Freehold
Located in Tiragarde Sound
Sprawling cliffside outlaw hideaway
Other Dungeons
Tol Dagor
Waycrest Manor
Shrine of the Storm
Siege of Boralus
Temple of Sethraliss
The Underrot
Kings' Rest
Kezan
Raid
Uldir, Halls of Control
8 bosses
Titan quarantine facility
Face off against the source of Zandalar's corruption
Emerald Nightmare of the expansion
Before Battle for Azeroth is over, we will be facing against Azshara