If it is, you will play through the events of the previous expansion, in this case Battle For Azeroth, from 10-50, before moving onto Shadowlands content for 50-60. From there, the possibilities diverge based on whether or not this is your first character. New characters will now level from 1-10 in either the typical class starting zones, or a new zone called Exile’s Reach, an uncharted island where new recruits are sent to test their mettle. We’ve had Chromie and the Bronze Dragonflight altering time for years now, so it makes sense to treat excursions to Outland, Northrend, Pandaria, and every other continent/planet of past expansions as an actual glimpse into the past. All the while, the Warchief in Orgrimmar phase shifts from Vol’jin to Garrosh to Sylvanas - sometimes, all three warchiefs are present, even though that can’t be possible.įor years, this issue was dismissed as an unavoidable consequence of an episodic story over the course of multiple expansions, but in Shadowlands, Blizzard has found a clever way for all this to make sense from a storyline perspective: Chromie! After a quick pit stop in an alternate universe to clean up the mess caused by Garrosh, it’s to the Broken Isles, to discover the continent the character is from. After that, it’s off to discover Pandaria and the ways of the monk for the first time, even though the Nightborne him or herself may be a monk themselves, somehow already taught the ways of the Pandaren before the rest of the world ever discovered them. Then, it’s off to Dalaran (version 2 of 3) to stop the Lich King, Arthas, who was stopped years before Nightborne were even discovered by the Horde. That’s all well and good, but from a storyline perspective, leveling through WoW‘s multiple incarnations, continents and storylines has made less and less sense over the years, twisting the player back and forth through time several times over.Ĭonsider a Nightborne player character: he or she will experience the effects of the Cataclysm, then jump into the Dark Portal to Outland to experience events that took place before the Cataclysm. In addition to squishing the level cap from the unwieldy 120 down to the game’s original cap of 60, the entire leveling experience has been overhauled to provide more rewards and a feeling of increased power every level, as well as significantly speeding up leveling through previous expansions in general. You can also search for any of these programs in your favorite podcast player to subscribe and be notified when a new episode is released.Īnd finally, if you subscribe to our Patreon Tier 2 or above you can listen to the Lore Watch and Blizzard Watch podcasts two days before they’re released to the public.World of Warcraft‘s next expansion, Shadowlands, features several new zones in the realm of death itself, but many of its core features look towards cleaning up WoW‘s past. If you’d like to catch up on previous Lore Watch podcasts, our weekly Blizzard Watch podcast, or our ongoing Dungeons & Dragons podcasts, check out our podcast page. Have your own questions for Matt and Joe? Email us at to get your questions answered! You can listen to the podcast directly from this post or click on download icon along the lower bar of the player below to listen on your own device.Īlso note, the Lore Watch as well as the Blizzard Watch weekly podcasts are now available on Spotify and YouTube. Join us this week as we explore what another Warlords of Draenor-style expansion from WoW could look like, the black dragonflight lore tidbits dropped by Voraxian and Veritistrasz at the Ruby Life Pools, and how exactly does Azeroth’s postal system know where to find you no matter what?
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