Earthen Allied Race Customization Options in The War Within

Gotta go fast? Speed fiends might be interested to discover that there's a new bag in The War Within Alpha that increases movement speed in outdoor areas of Khaz Algar! While increasing outdoor movement speed in a specific area of the expansion isn't a particularly important bonus, Arathor Courier's Satchel stands out as the first of its kind — no other bag in WoW has had this kind of statistical effect, and it could be a test case for more varied bag bonuses going forward. Although it is unlikely that we'll see universal combat enhancements like increased strength, critical strike chance, or damage procs, there are a number of other minor supplementary effects or effects that only work in specific areas of the game, like an excavators satchel increasing capabilities in Delves.

We've datamined a handful of new Earthen tools and ornate jeweled weapon models in this week's update for The War Within Alpha! While the tools appear to be fairly basic farm and mining implements, the weapons are similar in style to many of the Earthen weapon and armor models found in last week's build.

In The War Within, Engineers will be able to craft Potion Bombs, powerful external potion buffs that augment small groups of players within range. These Potion Bombs currently come in three different types: DPS, Movement Speed, and Healing. Using a Potion Bomb is simple — use it as you would any other consumable, choose your target area, and buff your allies while damaging enemies caught in the radius. While Engineers are the only ones able to produce these new support consumables, anyone — even non-Engineers — can use them to help their group. Blizzard described these new consumables in their recent Alpha Notes for The War Within:

During the Blizzard Content Creator Summit, developers Sean McCann and Michael Bybee revealed some insight on World of Warcraft's The War Within expansion, giving more clarity on Delves, new mechanics, and features, as well as a little bit of information on Early Access. 

Taliesin and Evitel cover the latest news in The Weekly Reset. This week they cover a possible timeline for the release of the War Within as well as the latest from the War Within Alpha.

With the latest Alpha build, we've uncovered a hidden achievement that gives us a better idea at what the unlock requirements for the Earthen Allied Race will be in The War Within! Be sure to check out all the information on Earthen below including customizations, racials, heritage armor, and more! Earthen Allied Race Overview — Racials, Customization, and More!

Warning: Spoilers for World of Warcraft: The War Within below.

Blizzard held a Content Creator Summit and we participated in a group interview where a couple of kindly devs addressed questions from Content Creators. The devs for this interview were:

A new Allied Race means new dances! We previewed the new Male Earthen Allied Race dance on social media but felt it was worth a full article of its own. Behold the dance moves of our new Earthen brethren coming in The War Within! Earthen Customization PreviewEarthen Info — Racials, Heritage Armor, Pally Mount

We've datamined some new mounts in today's War Within alpha build--Nerubian Beetles and Treasure Basilisks! For even more TWW mounts, check out last week's model datamining, including Wild Unicorns and Fireflies! War Within Alpha Mount Models

Wowhead's The War Within Talent Calculator is now updated for the latest Alpha build including Fire Mage, Windwalker Monk, Warlock, Fel-Scarred DH and more! Plan, theorycraft, and share your talent builds including all Hero specs! Wowhead's The War Within Talent Calculator

With today's The War Within Alpha build, the new Earthen Allied Race is now available for testing! Be sure to check out all of the datamined information on Earthen below including customizations, racials, heritage armor, and more! Earthen Customization PreviewEarthen Info — Racials, Heritage Armor, Pally Mount