What you need to know
- World of Warcraft is a long running MMO that still has a large, loyal playerbase and regularly gets updated with new content.
- The next major expansion, Shadowlands, was originally set to release a few days ago, but was unfortunately delayed.
- Now, a new release date has been officially set, with Shadowlands aiming to release on November 23, 2020.
- In the meantime, a pre-expansion update was recently released so players could prepare for Shadowlands.
Enter the #Shadowlands on November 23. pic.twitter.com/tukjOpODP1Enter the #Shadowlands on November 23. pic.twitter.com/tukjOpODP1— World of Warcraft (@Warcraft) October 29, 2020October 29, 2020
Players will finally be able to jump into World of Warcraft's next major expansion, Shadowlands, on November 23, with a pre-launch event beginning a couple weeks earlier on November 10, 2020. Finally, Shadowlands Season 1, and the expansion's very first raid, will arrive in-game on December 8, 2020.
If you're having trouble waiting, World of Warcraft did recently launch a pre-Shadowlands expansion patch to make it easier for players to prepare for the expansion, as well as add a ton of new customization and class options, which should tide most players over until the full expansion drops a little less than a month from now.
Still the best MMO out there
Despite loot RNG, under-tuned skills, and a broken leveling experience, Battle for Azeroth's end-game raids and dungeons remain a ton of fun to experience with friends, especially if you're not new to the game.
