Summary
World of Warcraftis giving players the ability to skip the lengthy intro scenario toThe War Withinafter they have completed it once. As soon as the newWorld of Warcraftexpansion launches, fans should be able to jump straight to Dornogal on secondary characters, letting them save significant amounts of time on alts.
ManyWorld of Warcraftexpansionshave lengthy intro scenarios, such as the Battle for the Broken Shore inLegion, the Horde’s rescue of Talanji inBattle for Azeroth, or the first descent into the Maw inShadowlands. While awesome the first time, these scenarios can take up to an hour to complete, making them tedious chores on alts. In recent years,World of Warcrafthas implemented skipping mechanics that let players bypass these scenarios on subsequent characters.
Thankfully, it seemsWorld of Warcraftis doing the same inThe War Within. In one of the most recent builds ofThe War Withinbeta,WoWcontent creator MrGM discovered that, when talking to Jaina after completing the intro scenario on a previous character, fans can skip past the beginning of the expansion, teleporting immediately to the Earthen capital city of Dornogal. This lets players optionally skip past the expansion’s intro, including thequestline in Dalaran available as a part of theWoW: The War WithinPre-Patch, the city’s destruction, and the battle against the Nerubians among its ruins in the aftermath.
Intro Scenario Skip on Alts in WoW: The War Within
Until theShadowlandsPre-Expansion update, scenario skips were almost unheard of – fans hoping to experience old expansion content would have to repeat these lengthy segments on every subsequent alt. As of theShadowlandsPre-Patch, intros like the Broken Shore could be skipped, though it didn’t let players bypass the Maw for a while after. Seemingly getting this option as soon as fans finish it once inThe War Withinis a huge step in the right direction.
It remains to be seen exactly how leveling alts will go from levels 70 to 80 inThe War Within, but players can probably expect it to be similar toDragonflight. Fans will likely be able toexplore the zones ofWoW: The War Withinand level via world quests, side quests, and delves, optionally playing through the main story quests in any order again if they want.
All in all, players are glad to seeWorld of Warcraftis bringing back this feature. While having the option to replay these scenarios on extra characters is great if fans want to do so, being able to skip forward will save alt-lovers a few headaches. Between this andWorld of Warcraft’s recent decision to turn a popular transmog unlock bugfrom the beta into a feature, it seems like Blizzard has been getting more than a few big wins lately.
World of Warcraft: The War Within
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In this opening chapter of The Worldsoul Saga, you’ll journey through never-before-seen subterranean worlds filled with hidden wonders and lurking perils, down to the dark depths of the Nerubian empire, where the inscrutable Harbinger of the Void has gathered her arachnid forces to bring Azeroth to its knees.
