World of Warcraft’snext massive expansion,Shadowlands, is almost here after a surprising delay was announced last month. TheShadowlands expansion pre-patch has already arrivedand delivered the highly-anticipated level squish and character customization updates to the nearly two decade old Blizzard MMO. The new level 50-60 content won’t be available until November 23, but players have plenty to do to stay busy in the game until then.
To help build some hype for the upcoming expansion and bring lapsed players back early toadjust to the level squishand the many changes that have likely happened to their classes since their last login, Blizzard is kicking off a Welcome Back weekend event. The festivities kick off today and are designed to help bring back old players, from any era ofWorld of Warcraft, to get hooked just before Shadowlands is officially live.
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Welcome Week Date and Time
Return to World of Warcraft FREE from November 5 to November 9.
Official Event Description
“Shadowlands is nearly here, and you and your allies are needed back on the front lines. This weekend, we’re giving all players with inactive World of Warcraft accounts full access to the game* and all of your characters without a subscription. You’ll be able to access all expansions including Battle for Azeroth, so you’re able to play the most recent content and be ready for Shadowlands when it launches on July 05, 2025 at 00:01 CET. Rejoin your guild, rally your comrades, and prepare to brave the beyond.”
How To Log Back In
Need to recover your account information? - Within the app, click on the World of Warcraft tab, then either Install or Update. When the installation or update is complete, click Play.
That should be all there is to it. The Battle.net app makes launching and managing the game a pretty simple process.
The Welcome Week combined with the ongoing anniversary event will likely make this a popular weekend inWorld of Warcraftfor new and veteran players. Although leveling up to 60 (again) doesn’t begin for a few weeks, players can spend time enjoying the anniversary bonuses and hunting down related achievements. A lot of players are also concentrating on leveling alts to experience the new Timewalking leveling options. Players are finding somevery short paths from 1 to 50and a new era of speed leveling is upon Azeroth.
Be sure to check back in the coming weeks as more details about Shadowlands emerge. Until then, For the Horde!
World of Warcraftis available now for PC.World of Warcraft: Shadowlandslaunches globally on November 23 for PC.
