World of Warcraft has revealed a sneak peek into the upcoming Warbands system in The War Within. This new feature is designed to streamline gameplay for players with multiple characters, offering shared progression and rewards between them.
One of the most anticipated features in World of Warcraft: The War Within is the Warbands system, which promises 'account-wide everything.' This innovative system aims to simplify and enrich the gameplay experience for those who manage more than one character.
Players can now dive deeper into what Warbands will offer. With over half of all players having multiple characters, Warbands will allow progression across characters within an account. From currencies to flight points and achievement rewards, many aspects will now be shared. The Warband bank facilitates easy item and gold transfers, while transmogs can be unlocked universally. These changes will take effect for players as soon as they log in after The War Within is launched.
Key Features of World of Warcraft: The War Within Warbands
- Enjoy account-wide reputation for various factions starting from WoW: Dragonflight and extending to The War Within and beyond.
- Access the Warband bank, which is available to all characters on your account.
- Transmogs can be learned by any character, irrespective of item expertise.
- Participate in transmog rolls for Group Loot item drops.
- Unlock account-wide Flight Points while maintaining character-specific map exploration.
- Utilize a new user interface to transfer currency across characters, with slight taxes on some types.
- Benefit from account-wide progression and rewards on numerous achievements.
- Enhance your character select screen with a personalized background showcasing your top four characters.
Most Dragonflight reputations will be synced at the highest level across all characters, excluding specific ones like Winterpelt Furbolg and Glimmerogg Racer. World of Warcraft plans to expand the list of account-wide reputations gradually, except for character-specific ones like Covenants from Shadowlands or Aldor and Scryers from Burning Crusade.
With over 2000 new achievements going account-wide, players can enjoy rewards like Mythic teleports on all their characters. Achievement progress will be unified across characters, allowing players to complete unfinished achievements across various characters simply by logging in.
The updated character select screen will feature a revamped UI, displaying more information and merging characters from different Realms into one list. Players can select their favorite characters to showcase together against a unique backdrop. While initially launching with one campfire background, The War Within will introduce more customization options in the future for avid World of Warcraft collectors.