\n
![](\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3ITOIMA3P61U1699028715242-900x506.jpg\")
<\/p>\n [ad_1]
\n<\/p>\n
World of Warcraft: The War Within is fast approaching, with beta, pre-patch, and a full release on the near horizon.<\/p>\n
Set to explore deeper, darker themes, The War Within is the tenth expansion since the game\u2019s release in 2001. There are two more (Midnight and The Last Titan) announced but only The War Within has a set release date \u2013 and it\u2019s coming up soon.<\/p>\n
As with previous expansions, there are opportunities to play The War Within ahead of its official release through the beta and early access releases. Read on for all these details, as well as what to expect from the expansion itself.<\/p>\n
Blizzard<\/a> has confirmed that World of Warcraft: The War Within will be released on August 26<\/strong>, with early access starting from August 22.<\/p>\n To get involved with early access, players will need to purchase the top tier (and most expensive) edition of The War Within, titled the Epic edition.<\/p>\n The price for The War Within starts from $49.99 for the Base edition, $69.99 for the Heroic edition, and US$89.99 for the Epic edition, which is the only one that offers access to the beta and early access periods<\/a>. You\u2019re guaranteed at least three days of early access, meaning that it will start at the latest from August 23, as the dates can be subject to change.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve already bought a lower-tier edition and want to upgrade, there\u2019s still time to do so in the online Battle Net shop.<\/a><\/p>\n The Worldsoul, so long denied me, shall be mine.<\/p>\n The War Within arrives August 26.<\/p>\n Early Access begins August 22. pic.twitter.com\/C4qoGXIbUf<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 World of Warcraft (@Warcraft) June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The beta version of the expansion is available earlier than the early access and also be played by those who bought the Epic edition. It includes new systems, the complete leveling experience, zones, dungeons, delves, Warbands, and the new playable Earthen, with raid testing coming later.<\/p>\n Other players may also be selected to join the beta, although that\u2019s not guaranteed. If you are selected, you\u2019ll receive an email inviting you to download the game client directly from the Battle.net desktop app. From there you should follow these steps for the best experience, according to Blizzard:<\/p>\n Players are also waiting for news on the pre-patch access.<\/p>\n Pre-patch events for World of Warcraft expansions usually take place about a month before the expansion itself, offering all of the system changes that the expansion brings without the actual content of the expansion.<\/p>\n While a date hasn\u2019t been given for The War Within\u2019s pre-patch, titled The Radiant Echoes, but a new splash screen element<\/a> suggests that it will launch on July 30, with an announcement expected on July 23. That fits with the typical schedule of these releases, coming roughly one month ahead of The War Within\u2019s release on August 26.<\/p>\n As The War Within\u2019s beta has already started, there\u2019s already a good idea of which classes are ranking higher than others.<\/p>\n Of course, this is relatively subjective but those who have already started playing the new expansion generally seem to agree Mage, Paladin, and Evoker are all strong top-tier classes, while Shaman seems underserved by the dev team in the beta version.<\/p>\n That could certainly be subject to change as the game continues to develop and is based on largely anecdotal evidence at this early beta stage.<\/p>\n\n
\n
How to access WoW TWW pre-patch<\/h2>\n
The War Within tank tier list<\/h2>\n
What is The War Within\u2019s new Story Mode Difficulty?<\/h2>\n