Um die heute Abend in die Alpha von Shadowlands eingeladenen Spieler von World of Warcraft über das genaue Ausmaß dieser ersten Testphase und die Pläne für den Ablauf der geschlossenen Alpha zu informieren, veröffentlichte das Entwicklerteam heute Abend netterweise offizielle Development Update Notes zu dieser Alpha in den Battle.Net Foren. Diese Übersicht listet praktischerweise ganz genau auf, welche Inhalte der nächsten Erweiterung schon jetzt getestet werden können, was für Dinge in der nahen Zukunft erscheinen sollen, was für Probleme es derzeit mit größeren Aspekten des Spiels gibt und was für Inhalte die Entwickler längerfristig zu dieser Testphase hinzufügen wollen. Wer bisher also jegliche Berichterstattung zu Shadowlands ignoriert hat und sich nur für die Inhalte der Alpha interessiert, der erfährt durch die Development Update Notes alle wichtigen Informationen zu dem Ablauf der Alpha.

Shadowlands Development Update Notes – April 9:

Welcome to the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands test environment. Please read on for an outline of what’s currently being tested, what has recently changed, and what’s coming for testing later in the Alpha.

Read the first developer update here.

Current Content Testing

• The world and leveling content being tested is: Bastion. Check out our preview of the Kyrian Covenant .
  • Please use the in-game bug report tool for bugs, and post your feedback on this zone in the Shadowlands Alpha Leveling, Questing, and World forum.
  • Please post Kyrian Covenant feedback in this dedicated thread in the Shadowlands Classes and Covenants forum.
• The level cap is currently: 53. You cannot level a test character higher than this at this time.
• The dungeon being tested is: The Necrotic Wake. Please use the in-game bug report tool for bugs, and post your feedback on this dungeon in the Shadowlands Alpha Dungeons and Raids forum.
• The new starting experience is now available to level 1 Alliance characters. Read more about it here , and please post feedback on the new starting expeirence here.
• Class Changes
  • All classes are undergoing major updates. Please read the class summary blog post, and place your focused feedback in one of the dedicated threads in the Shadowlands Alpha Classes and Covenants forum:
  • Death Knight feedback 
  • Demon Hunter feedback 
  • Druid feedback 
  • Hunter feedback 
  • Mage feedback 
  • Monk feedback 
  • Paladin feedback 
  • Priest feedback 
  • Rogue feedback 
  • Shaman feedback 
  • Warlock feedback 
  • Warrior feedback 

Work in Progress

We’re currently working through the following issues and limitations:

• Allied Races are not available for character creation.
• The new starting experience can only be tested by level 1 Alliance characters.

Coming Soon

We’re unlocking much more content for testing over the next few weeks:

• Torghast, Tower of the Damned
• Initial Character Creation/Customization Updates
• Revendreth (Zone and Covenant)
• Halls of Atonement (Dungeon)
• Oribos (Capital)

Coming in Later Updates

• Ardenweald (Zone and Covenant)
• Maldraxxus (Zone and Covenant)
• Mists of Tirna Scithe (Dungeon)
• Plaguefall (Dungeon)
• More Character Creation/Customization Updates

Please note that the above is not a comprehensive list of features to be tested in the entirety of the Shadowlands Alpha.

Thank you very much!

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