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World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

|United States|Role-playing (RPG)

7.6 /10

Pretty good

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115 ratings
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World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (abbreviated as Battle or BfA) is the seventh expansion for World of Warcraft. It was announced at BlizzCon 2017 on November 3, 2017. The idea of the expansion came up after the heroes of Azeroth dealt with so much external threats like the Burning Legion. In their own words, "so when we talk about what's the biggest threat in this world, is it the titan or is it the dwarf paladin that put a hammer in that titan's head"? As such, the enemy (at least during the early parts of the scenario) will be the opposite faction, a "vast army of world-destroying forces". On January 30, 2018 Battle for Azeroth was made available for preorder, coming with the unlocking of the four first allied races. With the announcement of the Collector's Edition and release date for Battle for Azeroth on April 5, 2018,[3][5] Legion was the first expansion to be offered for free with a preorder.[6] Battle for Azeroth is the first expansion to launch in the Americas, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, and Australia/New Zealand at the same time. Battle for Azeroth set a new day-one sales record for a World of Warcraft expansion with more than 3.4 million units sold on day-one.

Story and worldbuilding

Declare Your Allegiance Azeroth paid a terrible price to end the apocalyptic march of the Legion's crusade—but even as the world's wounds are tended, it is the shattered trust between the Alliance and Horde that may prove the hardest to mend. In Battle for Azeroth, the fall of the Burning Legion sets off a series of disastrous incidents that reignites the conflict at the heart of the Warcraft saga. As a new age of warfare begins, Azeroth's heroes must set out on a journey to recruit new allies, race to claim the world's mightiest resources, and fight on several fronts to determine whether the Horde or Alliance will lead Azeroth into its uncertain future. Whoever wins the coming war will likely win a dying world thanks to the Burning Legion. Magni Bronzebeard reached out to the faction leaders and was rebuffed. So now Magni turns to the adventurers, needing help to save the world, and these chosen ones will receive a gift from the titan herself. An epic "War Campaign" arc will be woven throughout entire questing areas. The expansion pack takes place 33 years after the Dark Portal events.

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Rating momentum

Pretty good: 7.6/10 across 115 ratings. Overall vibes are good; safe to add to your backlog.

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This is a Expansion leaning into Role-playing (RPG). Confirm the form and fantasy before you commit.

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IGNJoseph Bradford · 12 Sep, 2018
8/10

Battle for Azeroth has a lot to live up to thanks to its stellar predecessor in Legion, and for the most part it delivers.

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GameSpotGinny Woo · 2 Sep, 2018
7/10

Faction politics are the backbone of Battle for Azeroth, but the real victories are the friends that you make along the way.

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PC GamerSteven Messner · 21 Aug, 2018
8.6/10

Even if its new loot system is a bust, Battle for Azeroth is a vibrant expansion full of wondrous new locales to explore, characters to meet, and stories to tell.

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PolygonAusten Goslin · 4 Oct, 2018

The greatest testament to Blizzard's design in this expansion is that it's worth wading through Battle for Azeroth's seemingly endless and frustrating grind, all in the hopes of helping your group of four friends push their keystone up one more level than you thought was possible — at least, for now.

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Game InformerDaniel Tack · 18 Aug, 2018
8.8/10

It may not break new ground in comparison to the preceding expansion, but Battle for Azeroth provides a wealth of activities for players to enjoy and experience

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VG247Natalie Clayton · 16 Aug, 2018

If Blizzard manages to keep up the momentum it has built here, the future's looking strong for the ruling monarch of the MMORPG. I'm not entirely sure who's looking at World of Warcraft after fourteen years and only now deciding to jump in. But if you are, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better time than right now.

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DestructoidChris Carter · 20 Aug, 2018
8/10

Battle for Azeroth isn't my favorite expansion but it's definitely up there.

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KotakuMike Fahey · 3 Sep, 2018

Or will Blizzard just give us more of the same, because I am completely fine with that at this point. Stories so interesting I've defected to the Horde to make sure I get to enjoy them all? I guess I can live with that.

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ShacknewsGreg Burke · 24 Sep, 2018
7/10

If you've completed the story there's still a lot to do in this world, of Warcaft. New dungeons with fun themes and locations are enjoyable to grind through and PVP is always a fun whether you're casual or hardcore. The world, of Warcraft is bursting at the seams with stuff to do. Don't Like PvE? Try Pet Battles. Don't Like Pet Battles? Try PvP. I'm a pretty casual player and the thing I enjoy doing the most is going back to old content and playing through it solo, for the first time.

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Digital TrendsMatthew S. Smith · 18 Aug, 2018

Battle for Azeroth is off to a weak start. The new zones are beautiful, to be sure, but the climatic introduction cinematic and quests lead into a whole lot of cliché and not a lot of action. If the War has come back to Warcraft, well …I've not seen it.

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