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The World of Warcraft: Legion pre-expansion update arrives this week

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World of Warcraft Legion

World of Warcraft: Legion may only be launching at the end of August, but Blizzard are dropping a patch for the US region tomorrow already (EU, the following day) that will prepare the MMO for its sixth expansion. Here’s a brief breakdown of what the update entails…

This update will include a wide variety of features and content that set the stage for the expansion, including system changes, quality-of-life improvements, and major in-game events. Some of these features will be available immediately, while other content will be unlocked in the weeks leading up to the expansion’s launch.

From the get go, players will have access to the new Transmogrification Collections system, the class updates, and more. Over the coming weeks, other content will also become available. Here’s what players have to look forward to…

Burning Legion Invasions
Before all hellfire breaks loose upon the Broken Shore, the Burning Legion will begin its assault upon Azeroth, turning some familiar stomping grounds into demon-infested battlefields—and it will be up to the heroes of the Alliance and the Horde to face the onslaught.

Demon Hunter Early Access
In the weeks before launch, those who have pre-purchased Legion will get early access to the new Demon Hunter class. Players will begin at level 98 and will find themselves on the fel-shattered expanse of Mardum, where they’ll play the Demon Hunter starting experience before joining their allies in the fight against the Legion.

The Battle on the Broken Shore Begins
As the situation grows more dire, Azeroth’s heroes will begin their first foray onto the Broken Shore—the epicenter of the demonic invasion.

All the above content is available to every WoW player, whether they’ve pre-purchased Legion or not. The only exception is the Demon Hunter early access, which will be available to those who have coughed up money on or before the 17th of August (no later).

Are you one of them? Are you ready to lose a chunk of your life to the Legion expansion? I hope your body is ready – the launch is in just a few short weeks!

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Last Updated: July 18, 2016

26 Comments

  1. I AM PREPARED!

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    • Kromas GG

      July 18, 2016 at 15:39

      • Hargrim

        July 18, 2016 at 15:41

        Wowz! That looks sexy!

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        • Kromas GG

          July 18, 2016 at 15:42

          Yeah it is a preview of Syncui2 sent to me by the creator. You can use it right now but the current version is missing quite a few things. This pic however is for the next pre-patch version.

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          • Hargrim

            July 18, 2016 at 15:48

            Don’t think it’ll work for me though, on 1280×1024 for the moment, only thing that looks good (that I can find) is a slightly modified Tukui

          • Kromas GG

            July 18, 2016 at 15:49

            Syncui caters for that resolution. The scaling is quite good on it.

          • Hargrim

            July 18, 2016 at 15:50

            I should take a look then

      • Ottokie

        July 18, 2016 at 15:42

        custom elvui?

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      • b1nd3r

        July 18, 2016 at 15:51

        Prepared and ready to be broken, if you lucky 2 of those addons will work on release 😛

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        • Kromas GG

          July 18, 2016 at 15:52

          Actually this is a full on ui with no other addons and it is not released yet and it is completely redesigned from scratch for the pre-patch/legion.

          So …. yeah …. I am sorted. 😛

          Edit: That being said it is going to be delayed by a day due to a small error. I can live a day without this ui.

          Just a got a status update as we were posting.

          UnitFrame Progress so far:
          – PlayerFrame = done
          – TargetFrame / FocusFrame = done
          – BossFrames = done
          – PartyFrames = missing auras (heal)
          – RaidFrames = missing style + auras (heal)

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          • b1nd3r

            July 18, 2016 at 16:36

            Lucky, my biggest dread when i used to jam, were those weekly updates breaking atleast 1 of my addons

        • Ottokie

          July 18, 2016 at 15:53

          Either DDoS will break the server or addons are out of date. One of those are guaranteed to happen 😛

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  2. Darren Peach

    July 18, 2016 at 16:05

    Another one I never got into. Sigh.

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    • Original Heretic

      July 18, 2016 at 16:05

      Yeah, I choose life.

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      • Darren Peach

        July 18, 2016 at 16:07

        Weird. Warcraft has been around for yonks. Can’t believe it. 10 years ?

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        • Original Heretic

          July 18, 2016 at 16:10

          When it first came out, I didn’t have any semblance of internet connection. So no way could I play it. And then when I saw how my one mate just stopped playing all other games and was suddenly more absent than usual at actual physical gatherings in the real world, I also decided not to even pick this up.

          I watched him play a few times, looked awesome.

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          • Darren Peach

            July 18, 2016 at 16:12

            Yeah, Me too. Although I doubt I would enjoy watching someone play.

          • Original Heretic

            July 18, 2016 at 16:20

            I can’t do it for too long, either. I get antsy, I just wanna hop in and start playing.

  3. Darren Peach

    July 18, 2016 at 16:09

    Holy smokes. This has been going for 12 years. That’s primary school.

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