The War Within Pre-Patch Now Live on NA - Warband Conversion Can Take 20+ Minutes
NA players, welcome to The War Within! The maintenance leading to Patch 11.0 has now concluded and players can log in to experience their first steps into the new expansion.
Here's a comprehensive list of things arriving today and things arriving on the official launch of The War Within on August 26th (August 22nd for people who purchased the Epic Edition for early access):
New Class Talent Tree Updates
New User Interface Updates and Improvements
Warbands: Shared Bank, Reputation, and more!
Skyriding: 464 Mounts available for Skyriding
Pre-Patch Event: Radiant Echoes (starts July 30)
New maximum level: 80
New Hero Talents
New Zone: Khaz Algar and New Leveling Content
New Outdoor Content: Delves
Updated Professions
New Dungeons
New Raid
Looking for more information on The War Within pre-patch? Then check our overview!
The War Within Pre-Patch: Everything You Need to Know for Patch 11.0
Blizzard has previously warned that the first login into the War Within pre-patch may take a long time, due to the amount of data being processed into your Warband. Login times of over 20 minutes and even a login queue are to be expected:
GETTING THE BAND TOGETHER
With the arrival of The War Within, upon first logging into World of Warcraft, the Warband conversion process automatically enables many of the game's progression systems to be account-wide. Players will not need to log into each character individually for all progression, items, etc., to convert; however, there may be a short wait for the system to completely process your Warband the first time you log in. The Warband conversion process can take up to 20 minutes or longer, and depending on the amount of data being processed, there could be a login queue.
The new Warbands system is effective for all characters on a player's Battle.net account and the items, Collections, and progression they share. It's Read more on wowhead.com
