Summary
World of Warcraftis holding a public test of the conversion process for the new Warband feature coming inThe War Within. The test for the complex feature will take place on June 17, butWorld of Warcraftplayers can get ready for the event starting June 12.
Warbands are one of the most exciting features coming inWorld of Warcraft: The War Within. Marketed as “account-wide everything,” this system enables progress on achievements, reputations, and flight paths to be shared across all characters on aWorld of Warcraftaccount. It also includes other quality-of-life features, such as a shared bank, easier transmog unlocks, and the ability tohide quests players have completed on otherWorld of Warcraftcharacters.
Now,World of Warcraftfans can see the Warbands systemin action themselves. When players first log in after Warbands have been added inThe War Within’s Pre-Patch, a lengthy conversion process will take place to collate their characters’ data. On June 17,World of Warcraftis testing this conversion on the Public Test Realm in the hopes of identifying issues ahead of time. Interested fans can start copying theirDragonflightcharacters onto the Public Test Realm starting on June 12 for use in the test.
After the conversion, characters should share achievement progress and flight unlocks, and should see mostWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightreputations set to the highest levelamong copied toons.World of Warcraftasks players to check out their Warband after the conversion process to see if anything is missing, or if anything is converted incorrectly. That said, it is aware of a number of known issues fans may encounter during the test.
Warbands Conversion Test Known Issues
Fans interested in experiencing even more of the Warbands system ahead of time can do so in the ongoing beta forThe War Within. Lucky players will be invited every week during the test, but fans who pre-purchased theEpic or Collector’s Editions forWorld of Warcraft: The War Withinget a guaranteed spot in the beta.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
WHERE TO PLAY
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.
