![]() ![]() This is a radically different system to the one that currently exists, where you must progress back and forth through the game's older expansions in jumbled order, often leaving you in a state of canonical whiplash. The finale of Exile's Reach will thus naturally segue into the beginning of the critical path for World of Warcraft's last expansion, Battle for Azeroth, which itself will take players all the way up level 50, before they're ready to take on the Shadowlands for themselves. Blizzard wants to make sure that new players aren't suddenly inundated with World of Warcraft's reams of older content upon leaving the island, but instead hopes to gently guide you along a coherent narrative experience leading up to the Shadowlands saga. "We wanted to create a modern introductory experience that actually gives you a sense of what playing World of Warcraft is like in 2020 it's interaction with people around you, it's powerful rare enemies that you can optionally tackle, and exhilarating dungeons that climax long-running storylines."īut the overhauled starting experience doesn't end at Exile's Reach. "I think Exile's Reach was really driven by a desire to put our best foot forward as a game and as a franchise," says Hazzikostas. The two hour long sequence organically weaves in lessons on class-specific combat, boss fights, raiding, and even emotes, with a final mini dungeon using AI party members to demonstrate how class roles work on the battlefield. Not only does Exile's Reach tell a much better story than its more dated counterparts, elevated by a well-rounded cadre of fully voiced characters to care about, it does a great job of teaching players the fundamentals. Drawing from the classic video game trope of island starter zones, the tutorial will see newly recruited members of the Horde and Alliance travel to a mysterious archipelago to participate in a microcosmic storyline that will guide you all the way through to level ten. World of Warcraft turns 15: Looking back on the MMO's journey to WoW Classic with Blizzard's Patrick DawsonĮxile's Reach is Blizzard's attempt to rectify that issue. ![]()
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