World of Warcraft: The War Within Preview

We went hands-on with an early pre-alpha build of The War Within, the next expansion of World of Warcraft. And while it's not as earthshattering as its predecessor, Dragonflight, we suspect there's a lot of undiscovered potential lurking beneath the surface.
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[@hunterzero5278]

*Sees Thrall, Brann and Jaina.* *Professor McGonagall voice* "Why is it, when something happens, it is always you three?"

[@kek22219]

Because you don't understand WoW lore.

[@brenicillin]

dragonflight 2: this time it's underground

[@squidapple9662]

Yup, that looks like WoW alright

[@dovahbrewer]

this game is thriving and has 7 million subscribers stay mad

[@Mirroir2107]

@@dovahbrewer Which more than the half of those subs are gold farmers with multi accounts log in per day, another percentage are players that has been lifetime playing the game and are by now unable to quit, and every new player hates the startup experience and surely quit after lvl 20 because the tutorial took too long and was boring

[@dovahbrewer]

@@Mirroir2107 bro wrote a paragraph and it’s all lies. love to see it

[@Achtland44]

@@Mirroir2107 garbage take

[@Benisbucker]

@@dovahbrewer Actual low IQ comment

[@xilllllix]

wish WoW is more than just raid logging or doing non-stop Mythic dungeons...

[@Girthsquirts]

But that’s every mmo, there’s nothing else to them really. Just hop on to challenge yourself in that content or hop on to be social and casually do things. They’re all bout the same

[@josejuanandrade4439]

Yeah... theres NOTHING ELSE... No Battlegrounds, no Arenas, no special events such as Plunderstorm, no world quests, no story campaigns, theres no RP servers with RP events, there's no professions, no mount, xmog farming, no pet battles.. NADA... THERE'S NOTHING ELSE AT ALL.

[@israelrodriguez7956]

They can do wc4 but like she said y'all are just busy adults

[@TheHIOJK]

@@josejuanandrade4439 There's Delves

[@Wolfstorm701]

No wonder your experience in WoW is miserable if that's all you choose to do 😂

[@pedropierre9594]

Itll just be Dragonflight with less dragons

[@SqueakyFishy]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Copiumgold]

Remember to tip guys.

[@grahamunsworth1195]

😂😂😂

[@kingmickey666]

Americans be like

[@MS-eb8cf]

Can already smell the mid coming from this xpac. Earthen Dwarf race seriously who asked?

[@Adroyo]

Boring af allied race

[@minimcune]

mid level comment.

[@gryzlaw]

Where is Warcraft 4?!?!

[@rhysioeren3203]

There is no development team available for that at the moment.

[@kryptonian5539]

We should have got that after Litch King.

[@joshua7426]

There's not going to be a warcraft 4 bro

[@hennwei]

never gonna happen. RTS games dont make as much money as cosmetics.

[@amadeoleonardo]

There're none

[@GhoulishGlee]

"Ah, a spider!" *crashes Dalaran into a mountain* "Phew. Dealt with."

[@skylerity]

Looks like just more Dragonflight.

[@Realmjumper4099]

Nice preview thank you :).

[@piku5637]

Normalize game dev cooperatives and labour unions. Game devs make the games run, game devs should run the gaming world.🌎💻🎮

[@darkkothor]

Based

[@akvz-tk7vk]

People complain about blizzard yet still buy they product and then acting shocked like they didnt know it would happen 😂😂😂

[@raynathanielcaparas8064]

Sometimes you find it hard to move on from something you got used to

[@Flowerz__]

Bih said dragonflight was phenomenal???

[@thesageofmanypaths5935]

Who the hell is writing at blizzard these days.. "Nerubians might pop out if ye do" .. really? They just appear from thin air? Something like - *whispers* "Don't touch the webs! These halls are littered and even a passing breeze will alert the Nerubians to our presence." would be much more immersive

[@Blessedspear]

Make it Console with mouse and keyboard support. Only complaint

[@Leslie-hg6wl]

Make Nerubians playable. 🕷

[@YouLikeBosch]

I'm just looking forward to Bobby Kotick not being involved at all, but maybe pre-alphas shouldn't really be reviewed.

[@ooz64]

“cool totem dropping play” ………

[@Winterbane98]

Was this script written by AI???

[@SamuelHauptmannvanDam]

Where are the shadows in WoW?

[@KimchiKommander]

DELVES?! LOGIN!!!!

[@crypty9365]

this game will be like another job again, ur not playing it, ur working in it.

[@Sapyenology]

"This just looks like more Dragonflight" will probably be the sentiment for the whole World Soul Saga.

[@HD-fc4ds]

Stepped on this rake too many times. Its over

[@andreichetan4694]

Same old, same old

[@Sigurverchiis]

Totem dropping play is my new favorite kink.

[@alexou857]

This game needs a reset. Wow 2

[@anomalien6557]

Thank you for great preview of the next expansion! That was a fun and neat review. 😊💙🌿

[@rangyus]

boring

[@Volku38]

After 20yrs they still are asking us to kill the same 12 dudes, loot the same 8 items with the same formula, jesus christ

[@meudethy]

So is every other mmo

[@nemesis2784]

I’m surprised people are still into this game

[@AmineL-es3dk]

put it on game pass or make it free to play then we talk

[@Almog92]

Cancel the subscription to game and I'm in

[@Kyleusher1986]

The voice..

[@carllebrun3332]

A massive crystal sun.. you mean THAT SWORD?

[@MaxDragonwolf]

It has been confirmed that the crystal is not the Sword of Sargeras.

[@quizkill]

The best part of hero talents, is that they serve as horizontal progression instead of just more vertical progression. They can just keep adding more hero talents to offer different play styles, instead of just endlessly adding to the current talent trees.

[@marcusj8623]

Not gonna tip them and not gonna tip this preview. Blippy tier commentary.

[@michaelb9683]

Game so much better than most games. Haters will hate

[@Fuuntag]

For those who don’t like their games “cruelty free”.

[@Zackiezzz]

hmm

[@wkf97]

Can't wait! 🔥

[@Kuskash]

Hormones going crazy in this one.

[@darrelelliott6385]

Ah world of warcraft. Next.

[@tomoprime217]

Tree of Savior is fun casual mmo, at least its free to play.

[@MediumRareBacon]

W game W dlc W everything

[@purextreme5460]

Wow just doesn’t do it for me anymore I’ll just wait for wow 2 when it releases in 2050

[@allenchang6185]

Is wow 2 actually in development?

[@bobsag1164]

@@allenchang6185no, WoW 2 will only start development when WoW dies. Also, do we really want modern Blizz making it?

[@Protogonas]

Wow....

[@NemXX2]

Leveling experiences are not representative of an expansion's quality. They represent less than 0.1% of the experience across 2 years. It's the raiding, the m+, the systems that make an expansion and how you are going to engage with it.

[@NewMateo]

This game needs to go free to play already

[@Aigeas]

When comes out9

[@christmasham4312]

If only the game actually looked like that when you played it 😂 a real wow screen looks like,40 old web browsers opened at once trying to play mini golf on candy stand

[@kryptonian5539]

lol wow what year is it :D

[@hennwei]

but isnt that what the fans wanted? wow classic?

[@sape86]

dumps darkness all over you? really lady? haha

[@bs4760]

what will make WoW pop is when they tweak it to for the Unreal Engine 5 or higher and do away with the old graphics.

[@Madosta117]

Yup, blizzard game, it is a game with characters and gameplay

[@kazakirhymes3146]

:O

[@davidcummins8124]

So far completely unexcited about this! Wow!!

[@ProtossHyrdalisk]

Every change that modern devs have made to WoW has made the game way worse. Looking forward to another awful expansion.

[@centraltimegamers2977]

How the hell is this game not on console yet?

[@YAHWEH-YESHUA-MINISTRIES]

Because it wouldn't work on console.

[@djgoa]

Looks like a ps2 game now. Just make a new one

[@jordank87]

People still play this game?

[@Oryyyt]

Still the biggest mmo on the market sadly. It's not even close

[@Generalkillaman]

Millions

[@durrclips746]

​@@Oryyytmore people play ESO

[@kokowa1000]

Looks boring to me.

[@pastrana21]

the game has just had to many problems for years. they really just need to do a 2.0. the game is in no way fun anymore overall, lore has been butchered, ppl focus on parses like if its a job, they make you buy books just to get the entireity of an expansion....nah :/

[@ashokathegreat4534]

What is world of warcraft

[@pandajohn5911]

A game

[@sayrode6244]

Wow kinda died over 10 years ago :(

[@drewstar8611]

Blizzard….. StarCraft 3 OR Warcraft 4 plz……. That is all!

[@yawnbox]

same graphics as 2003

[@soppa112]

Art style yes, but other than that no

[@AudioMews]

a boomers paradise.

[@fragkia3]

Aren't you all tired by Blizzard by now?....

[@rhysioeren3203]

Aren't you tired of complaining about everything by now?....

[@ZEFFYRooo]

​@rhysioeren3203 Change doesn't happen when there are no complaints or criticisms

[@rhysioeren3203]

@zeffyr9187 do you really believe a comment like this is going to be the start of any change?

[@PulseOfMe]

If ur tired by blizzard then why click a video about them, seems like they living rent free in ur head bro

[@DechCJC]

@Zeffyr9187 yes the kind of change we need for a game is going to come from “Aren’t you fed up with the company that makes this game?”

[@xalberrious]

Lol she thinks scaley gameplay and flying is cool. Haha someone show her guildwars2 for crying out loud.

[@codyslone9258]

who is this expansion even for lul

[@jeremywright9511]

skill clickers

[@pedrocabo2180]

So, we have a lady from IGN providing a review/preview who clearly has zero idea on what an alpha means? Lack of content on a preview, why are you shocked :D? Your review is negative and one sided, are you

[@pedrocabo2180]

*Are you even a fan?

[@psychoticchemist]

Who said she was shocked? She just correctly pointed out that her review is inherently limited because pre-alpha is inherently limited. You want her to review content that she didn't play?

[@pedrocabo2180]

@@psychoticchemist the review is misleading and speculative :) , If she does not know more on the content, do not speculate ^^

[@sometimes1]

aren't u guys tired of this game? Jesus, 20 years, let it go man.

[@Goblinlikebeing]

Hero talents look really boring and most people are just going to follow a guide pick the highest damage one like always. It just makes the Dragonflight talent system even worse, very quantity > quality.

[@natewhite192]

Playing as a scaley makes me not trust anything you say......

[@joshua7426]

Dragonflight felt.... umm lol yeah that's why it's rated in the top 3 worst expansions

[@Whoshotmyrifle]

Is she clicking her spells??

[@ihatevnecks7015]

Her cursor was clearly in the middle of the screen when she was casting.

[@Whoshotmyrifle]

@@ihatevnecks7015 she was clicking some spells lmao

[@wowzerbro6180]

WAIT A MINUTE! It's 2024 and ya still playing WOW? WTF?

[@YAHWEH-YESHUA-MINISTRIES]

Uhh yes

[@Reinaiswaifu]

Looks ultra boring.

[@apathy526]

Its quests design are linear but has more variety than FF16

[@matthewchristie2186]

About time WOW got brought to consoles so many fans have not been able to play cause we got shitty PC's

[@Axl21]

People still play this ancient game? Yuck.

[@TheDrexill]

"More WoW" is the best way to put it for sure... I'm not impressed.

[@COLEplusTEN]

Confirmed here, IGN prefers artificial lengthening, let's go back to walking everywhere.

[@Mvb91]

She just wants to explore interesting new area's instead of just flying past every new design, which makes them pointless.

[@leighsherval1023]

Bring WoW to consoles, you cowards😂

[@philippenozko3113]

World of Warcraft is now (and was for the last few years) : Linear - Repetitive - Not fun - Not customisable - Bland - Expensive

[@Cakalank]

Agree for the most part but "not customizable"? It literally one of , if not the most customizable mmorpg out there. Outside of character creation cosmetic stuffs. The flexibility of classes and builds are the best in the genre

[@michaelb9683]

Matter of opinion, people sound like jaded lovers wit this game

[@les121476]

Meh Looks boring More of the same old same

[@majicweather4890]

Nobody is going to play this crap 😂

[@HCProds1]

they will though, obviously

[@majicweather4890]

@@HCProds1 nope. Literally nobody will play it. Lol

[@HCProds1]

@@majicweather4890 'literally nobody' is just incorrect though, people clearly do play it

[@Dramallamastrikesagain]

No addons, no action bar 5, no keybinds... Literally only one mount. Kinda hard to take this review seriously. Sorry.

[@janzcabz5978]

dead game

[@thepirate4095]

wow, she plays on very low settings and probably even on lower res than the screen and says the game is amazing, xDDDDDDDDD, what a joke, this game is totally dead guys, move on

[@THBbon]

Looks boring AF

[@michaelelliott3559]

WOW graphics are terrible. play ESO instead

[@YAHWEH-YESHUA-MINISTRIES]

No there not 😂

[@gixxie117]

whjat a crap game this has become

[@ArsicPlays]

Disappointing to hear.

[@BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS_d125]

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill