<s>
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Battle	I-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
following	O
Legion	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
expansions	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
live	O
at	O
midnight	O
in	O
each	O
time	O
zone	O
,	O
Battle	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
had	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
for	O
all	O
regions	O
,	O
corresponding	O
to	O
midnight	O
Central	O
European	O
Summer	O
Time	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
to	O
level	O
120	O
,	O
an	O
increase	O
from	O
the	O
level	O
cap	O
of	O
110	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
expansion	O
Legion	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
to	O
leveling	O
in	O
earlier	O
content	O
with	O
Legion'''s	O
7.3.5	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level-scaling	O
tech	O
introduced	O
in	O
Legion	B-Protocol
not	O
only	O
be	O
continued	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
continents	O
of	O
Kul	O
Tiras	O
and	O
Zandalar	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
content	O
from	O
prior	O
expansions	O
,	O
allowing	O
larger	O
level	O
brackets	O
for	O
lower	O
level	O
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
examples	O
include	O
a	O
zone	O
like	O
Westfall	O
having	O
its	O
level	O
bracket	O
(	O
at	O
10	O
–	O
15	O
as	O
of	O
Legion	B-Protocol
)	O
increased	O
to	O
10	O
–	O
60	O
,	O
whilst	O
continents	O
such	O
as	O
Outland	O
and	O
Northrend	O
sharing	O
a	O
60	O
–	O
80	O
level	O
bracket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
many	O
class	O
changes	O
in	O
Battle	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
as	O
there	O
were	O
for	O
Legion	B-Protocol
,	O
although	O
Ion	O
Hazzikostas	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
Not	O
all	O
experiments	O
were	O
successful	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Azerite	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
function	O
to	O
Legion	B-Protocol
's	O
artifact	O
power	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
gathered	O
normally	O
from	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
upgrade	O
an	O
artifact	O
;	O
likewise	O
,	O
the	O
Heart	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
function	O
to	O
Legion	B-Protocol
's	O
artifact	O
weapons	O
by	O
having	O
the	O
capacity	O
to	O
be	O
constantly	O
upgraded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Alliance	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
void	O
elves	O
(	O
exiled	O
blood	O
elves	O
who	O
can	O
tap	O
into	O
shadow	O
magic	O
,	O
trained	O
by	O
Alleria	O
Windrunner	O
after	O
her	O
experiences	O
on	O
Argus	O
)	O
,	O
Lightforged	O
draenei	O
(	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
Army	O
of	O
the	O
Light	O
,	O
who	O
fought	O
the	O
Legion	B-Protocol
on	O
Argus	O
)	O
,	O
Dark	O
Iron	O
dwarves	O
(	O
fire-blooded	O
cousins	O
of	O
the	O
dwarves	O
of	O
Ironforge	O
)	O
,	O
Kul	O
Tiran	O
humans	O
(	O
larger	O
,	O
more	O
heavyset	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
humans	O
of	O
Stormwind	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
mechagnomes	O
(	O
cyborg	O
gnomes	O
from	O
the	O
lost	O
city	O
of	O
Mechagon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
void	O
elves	O
,	O
Lightforged	O
draenei	O
,	O
Highmountain	O
tauren	O
,	O
and	O
Nightborne	O
,	O
as	O
races	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
storyline	O
for	O
Legion	B-Protocol
,	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
preorder	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
Iron	O
dwarves	O
and	O
the	O
Mag'har	O
orcs	O
are	O
made	O
available	O
upon	O
completing	O
the	O
"	O
War	O
Campaign	O
"	O
in	O
Kul	O
Tiras	O
and	O
Zandalar	O
and	O
reaching	O
exalted	O
with	O
one	O
faction	O
's	O
War	O
Campaign	O
reputation	O
(	O
7th	O
Legion	B-Protocol
and	O
The	O
Honorbound	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
will	O
function	O
similarly	O
to	O
battlegrounds	B-Protocol
but	O
with	O
more	O
focus	O
on	O
base	O
building	O
,	O
capture	O
and	O
control	O
of	O
territory	O
and	O
resource	O
control	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Warcraft	B-Application
's	O
RTS	O
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
3-player	O
scenarios	O
in	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
,	O
island	O
expeditions	O
are	O
a	O
new	O
form	O
of	O
3-player	O
content	O
that	O
will	O
provide	O
dynamic	O
challenges	O
that	O
involve	O
battling	O
against	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
either	O
advanced	O
AI	O
NPCs	O
or	O
players	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gather	O
Azerite	O
for	O
their	O
faction	O
's	O
war	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
director	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
default	O
behavior	O
for	O
RP	O
servers	O
in	O
Battle	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
will	O
be	O
that	O
PvP	O
flagging	O
people	O
would	O
see	O
other	O
flagged	O
players	O
on	O
that	O
same	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
battleground	O
called	O
Seething	O
Shore	O
was	O
previewed	O
in	O
Legion	B-Protocol
's	O
patch	O
7.3.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
battleground	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
2012	O
's	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warlocks	O
have	O
received	O
new	O
spell	O
effects	O
;	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
classes	O
received	O
new	O
effects	O
in	O
Legion	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
new	O
druid	B-Protocol
forms	O
for	O
the	O
allied	O
races	O
,	O
i.e.	O
,	O
Zandalari	O
troll	O
forms	O
are	O
all	O
dinosaur-based	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Kul	O
Tiran	O
humans	O
take	O
forms	O
made	O
of	O
wood	O
and	O
bone	O
as	O
their	O
teachings	O
come	O
from	O
the	O
Drust	O
people	O
who	O
populated	O
the	O
land	O
before	O
them	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Cenarion	O
Circle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Legion	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
mad	O
titan	O
Sargeras	O
was	O
imprisoned	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
before	O
he	O
plunged	O
his	O
sword	O
into	O
the	O
planet	O
Azeroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
supporting	O
tie-in	O
novellas	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
hardcover	O
and	O
on	O
the	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
website:A	O
Tale	O
of	O
Two	O
Factions	O
:	O
Elegy	O
and	O
A	O
Good	O
War	O
Now	O
Available	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
featured	O
the	O
Warbringers	O
:	O
Sylvanas	O
cinematicWarbringers	O
:	O
Sylvanas	O
,	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
in-game	O
cinematic	O
,	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
both	O
Horde	O
and	O
Alliance	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
further	O
conflict	O
inevitable	O
,	O
Battle	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
takes	O
the	O
two	O
factions	O
to	O
the	O
continents	O
of	O
Kul	O
Tiras	O
and	O
Zandalar	O
where	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
recruit	O
new	O
allies	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
tides	O
of	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
maximize	O
their	O
chances	O
,	O
Tyrande	O
undergoes	O
a	O
ritual	O
to	O
turn	O
herself	O
into	O
the	O
Night	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
avatar	O
of	O
Elune	O
's	O
most	O
wrathful	O
and	O
warlike	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
from	O
Stormwind	O
prison	O
with	O
Anduin	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
Saurfang	O
travels	O
to	O
Nagrand	O
in	O
Outland	O
to	O
seek	O
out	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
Thrall	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
into	O
hiding	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
invasion	O
of	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xal'atath	O
,	O
an	O
Old	O
God-touched	O
dagger	O
that	O
had	O
played	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	B-Protocol
,	O
is	O
found	O
by	O
the	O
champions	O
of	O
Alliance	O
and	O
Horde	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
his	O
fury	O
over	O
how	O
Wrathion	O
began	O
the	O
chain	O
of	O
events	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	B-Protocol
's	O
Third	O
Invasion	O
and	O
subsequently	O
Varian	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
Anduin	O
agrees	O
to	O
accept	O
his	O
aid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
is	O
set	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Legion	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
started	O
restricted	O
alpha	O
testing	O
in	O
early	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
beta	O
testing	O
began	O
in	O
late	O
April	O
2018.World	O
of	O
Warcraft	O
Battle	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Azeroth	I-Protocol
Beta	O
Begins	O
Blizzard	O
revealed	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
alongside	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2018	O
9th	O
Hollywood	O
Music	O
in	O
Media	O
Awards	O
Original	O
Score	O
Original	O
Song	O
(	O
"	O
Warbringers	O
:	O
Jaina	O
"	O
)	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
2019	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
Awards	O
Game	O
,	O
Franchise	O
Role	O
Playing	O
2019	O
G.A.N.G.	O
</s>
