World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Now Has New Release Date

At the beginning of this month, Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands was going to be delayed, much to the dismay of the fans. The expansion was supposed to be released around late October, but the developer decided to push back its launch date in order to further refine it.

Even though the fans were understandably disappointed by this news, many have been enjoying the expansion’s pre-patch, which contained a pretty sizeable amount of new content for players to enjoy, such as class changes as well as the level squish.

Following the news of its delay, fans expected that they would have to wait until the end of the year before they will be able to experience Shadowlands. However, Blizzard revealed in a recent announcement that November 23 is the new launch date.

Blizzard previously explained that based on the feedback from beta testers, the expansion just wasn’t ready to be released yet. The story and leveling experience for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands was pretty good already, but the issue lies within its covenant systems.

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The main complaint regarding the expansion’s covenant systems is that it was still frustrating and complex even though Blizzard kept on changing and refining it. Not only that, but The Maw, which is supposedly the endgame zone and is therefore locked until players reach the max level, is desolate and boring.

Fortunately, after the developer worked hard to significantly improve and get rid of its flaws, Blizzard is ready to officially reveal the expansion’s roadmap.

On November 10, the Scourge Invasion will begin as Azeroth will experience the aftermath of Sylvanas wiping out the Lich King’s helm. Players will be given 2 weeks at most to curb the approaching horde of undead as well as battle their way from Icecrown to Shadowlands.

After that event, players can go ahead and prepare themselves for the first raid on December 8. Inside the towering Castle Nathria, players who fight for Azeroth will have to clash against Sire Denathrius and his Venthyr lackeys.

Those long-time fans of World of Warcraft who enjoy keeping up with the title’s lore are most likely aware by now just how high the stakes are for Shadowlands. To show players just how convoluted everything has become in the game’s universe, Blizzard has also released a brand-new story trailer.

Among other things, the cinematic trailer also showcases the destiny of particular characters. The trailer, narrated by the Jailer and his comrades, shows that they plan on tearing down the cycle of life and death. As such, as players progress through the expansion once it’s released, we wouldn’t be surprised if certain important characters will have to make grave sacrifices.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands’ new release date is much closer than we initially anticipated, and we have no complaints there. The expansion was initially announced last year during Blizzcon 2019, and fans have been looking forward to its launch ever since.

Whether or not Shadowlands will truly live up to its hype remains to be seen. No matter the case though, we will be able to find out soon enough.

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