Azj-Kahet is the last leveling zone in The War Within, and we've progressed through the main storyline to bring you all the details!
02.05.2024 - 20:03 / wowhead.com
With the latest The War Within Alpha build, the questline for the second zone, The Ringing Deeps, is playable. We completed the questline to bring you all the details!
After heading down the Coreway from Dornogal in the Isle of Dorn, we arrive at the first underground zone of Khaz Algar, the Ringing Deeeps. Waiting for us there is Speaker Brinthe, the Earthen responsible for the memory database on the surface, as well as the dwarven entourage of Magni, Moira and Dagran II. Arriving there, we notice her station is in blatant disrepair — But the nerubians are not around. Not knowing if the leader of the Machine Speakers is aware of this, she asks us to help clean up the area, while trying to figure out what's going on with the Awakening Machine — The machine used to recharge Earthen from their stasis.
As we rescue people from Ironhaul Station, we notice a Skardyn. For those not in the known, Skardyn are cursed descendants of Dark Iron Dwarves who survived the siege of Grim Batol during the War of the Three Hammers. These Dwarves were servants of Queen Mogdud, the wife of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissan… and one of the previous wielders of Xal'atath. Speaker Brinthe recognizes the name «skardyn» and shows concern, but the other Earthen workers do not. We're introduced to the main city of the Ringing Deeps, Gundargaz, and meet with the High Speaker of the Machine Speakers there, who seems very arrogant based on the cutscene script we got.
We group up at Brinthe's house in Gundargaz and gather some of her allies. She details problems going on in the Ringing Deeps that could relate to the Awakening Machine not working — Kobolds are attacking, supplies from the mines of the deeps are not arriving, and Earthen are leaving for their shifts and never returning. With our work cut out for us, we go take care of the kobolds first. We arrive at the Lost Mines, where we see Kobolds raiding the Earthen workers. As we ensure their safety and earn a vantage point, we see a friendly kobold, Skitter — Who tells us the Candle King is forcing Kobolds to go into war with the Earthen, but some of them want nothing to do with that and just want to harvest wax in peace.
After confering with Skitter, he tells us that candles represent power for kobolds, and we must come up with a plan to take out the Candle King's crown of candles to expose him as a weakling. Hopefully, this will make the other
Azj-Kahet is the last leveling zone in The War Within, and we've progressed through the main storyline to bring you all the details!
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Blizzard has posted additional developer commentary explaining some of the new Warrior changes in this week's Alpha build for The War Within, from redefining Arms AoE rotation, to punching up Fury's Bloodthirst, and major buffs for Bladestorm! There are a few Warrior updates in today’s Alpha build. After giving Arms and Fury access to both Bladestorm and Ravager, it was clear that Ravager had strong advantages in all situations. We’d like Bladestorm to be a strong pick for burst AOE, so we’re buffing its damage significantly, and reducing Ravager’s damage slightly. This should help make the choice between these abilities more meaningful and let each ability shine in different situations. Arms We’ve heard the feedback that the Arms AOE rotation lacks definition, so we’re making adjustments to Cleave to make it the centerpiece of Arms’ AOE rotation in 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.
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:
One of the characters being explored in the War Within is none other than Magni Bronzebeard, who we haven't heard from much since Battle for Azeroth. Magni is further explored in the Ringing Deeps, the second zone of the War Within, and an important event happens to him!
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
The War Within is packed full of new cosmetic Transmogs to earn, so finding some linked to the Professions system is a no-brainer! Players will be able to learn a new Artisan's Ensemble in The War Within — but only after putting in some work, first.
The first The War Within Alpha added only a few toys, mostly tied to professions and Warbands. As it is the first build, it is likely that many more will become available later.
War Within follows in Dragonflight's footsteps as far as gems go, with the main change being extra sockets for PvP content and different unique gems.