World of Warcraft Reveals Plans for The War Within Alpha Test

World of Warcraft just announced the plans for its public alpha testing period for The War Within, with the first public build going live on April 18. Each week after that, new parts of the next World of Warcraft expansion will be available to test for players lucky enough to receive an invitation.

The War Within, the first expansion of World of Warcraft’s Worldsoul Saga, is getting closer and closer to launch. According to the roadmap World of Warcraft shared for 2024, the alpha test for The War Within was planned to begin before WoW: Dragonflight Season 4 on April 23, so fans have been expecting an announcement for the last few weeks.

Now, the wait for this first glimpse of The War Within is almost over. World of Warcraft just announced the alpha for the new expansion begins its first wave of testing on Thursday, April 18. The lucky players who receive invites to the public alpha will be able to explore the Isle of Dorn – the first of the four zones from The War Within – and experience some of the quests, dungeons, and delves found within. Most of the class specializations will have at least one Hero Talent tree to try out during this wave, with more coming in future tests.

According to its recent WoWCast episode about the alpha, the World of Warcraft alpha will focus its testing on a different zone each week. After the Isle of Dorn, players will test the Ringing Deeps, Hallowfall, and finally Azj-Kahet, with subsequent weeks jumping around or having multiple zones available until it transitions into the beta, and finally, the full release of World of Warcraft: The War Within. Additional accounts will be added to the alpha each week, giving more fans the chance to check out the new expansion.

Players can request access to The War Within beta on the World of Warcraft website. While this doesn’t guarantee access to the alpha or beta, it can only help one’s chances at being selected for both playtests. While it won’t get them access to the alpha, fans can guarantee