the next Shadowlands expansion will be released on October 27

The release date for the new World of Warcraft expansion has been announced. Shadowlands will be available October 27, 2020.

The wait is coming to an end. In less than sixty days, the players of World of Warcraft will be able to say goodbye to the current extension, Battle for Azeroth, to discover a brand new one: Shadowlands. Its release date has indeed been formalized by Blizzard on August 27, the first day of Gamescom. See you on October 27, 2020 to survey the areas of the Shadowlands.

Shadowlands release date

Shadowlands is the eighth extension of World of Warcraft. She was announced on November 1, 2019.

Currently open to a handful of testers in beta, it sets itself apart with a major overhaul of the progression system: While the current max level is 120 today, it will drop to 60 with the next update: Characters. will start at level 50 and can gain 10 levels at Shadowlands. In addition, Blizzard will make the discovery of past expansions less linear.

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Apart from the revision of the evolution curve, Shadowlands will offer to explore five regions (The Bastion, Sylvarden, Maldraxxus, Revendreth, and the Den), four of which are dominated by congregations to which they must pledge allegiance – which will unlock special spells and perks. A central capital, Oribos, will be shared by the Alliance and the Horde.

But the main functionality of Shadowlands is called Torment, the tower of the Damned. It is an evolving dungeon, which can be traversed alone or in a group, with increasing difficulty and different challenges. For the rest, the Shadowlands will deliver the usual content: quests, dungeons, raids and PVP. The story will finally be continued and we may know more about Sylvanas’ intentions.

If you are currently playing World of Warcraft, be aware that the arrival of the new expansion at the end of October will have some consequences on the current game: first, the Heart of Azeroth, which is one of the flagship features of Battle for Azeroth, will be made inoperative. Then, achievements, feats of strength, and items cannot be obtained after this date, or their unlocking will become very difficult.

So you have a little less than two less to put all your affairs in order on Azeroth before leaving for Shadowlands. Until then, Blizzard will be pushing an update to prepare for the arrival of the new expansion, in order to realize the consequences of what Sylvanas did in Icecrown Citadel in Northrend when it tore apart the veil of reality by breaking the helmet of domination.