At Blizzcon 2023, Blizzard introduced it’s getting ready to enter what it’s calling World of Warcraft’s “Worldsoul Saga,” a multi-expansion story arc within the MMORPG that it plans to roll out over the course of the subsequent three expansions.
During the conference’s opening ceremony, Warcraft Executive Creative Director Chris Metzen defined that the Worldsoul Saga will bridge the hole between the primary 20 years of World of Warcraft and no matter Blizzard has deliberate subsequent for the long-running MMORPG. The tenth enlargement, titled The War Within, will kick issues off and can be adopted by the eleventh and twelfth expansions, referred to as Midnight and The Last Titan, respectively. The subsequent three expansions kind a trilogy that may usher within the subsequent period of World of Warcraft storytelling.
After Metzen outlined the subsequent three expansions, Blizzard confirmed a cinematic trailer for The War Within, which featured long-time World of Warcraft figures Anduin and Thrall getting right into a heated dialogue earlier than the digicam panned to the Sword of Sargeras, a large sword that was stabbed into the floor of Azeroth through the occasions of the Legion enlargement.
Following this, Blizzard confirmed a trailer working down new options, together with new zones to journey round in Azj-Kahet, Isle of Dorn, The Ringing Deeps, and Hallowfall. Players can even be capable of participate in cooperative PvE cases referred to as Delves, switch development between a number of characters by way of Warbands, and make the most of expanded Hero Talents. Check out the trailer under:
The War Within will launch in fall 2024. While previous World of Warcraft expansions have launched round two years aside for years, Metzen says Blizzard is trying to launch Midnight and The Last Titan with much less downtime between. However, he didn’t give a selected timeline. It’s potential World of Warcraft’s subsequent three expansions might launch yearly, and that the subsequent period of the MMO may very well be a actuality within the subsequent few years. Before that, nonetheless, World of Warcraft now have three extra expansions to stay up for.
