Horde forces skirmishing with an Kul Tiras coastal town are shocked by the ferocity and cruelty displayed by the humans there, particularly their leader who wears a foreboding cephalopod mask. There’s an incredibly unsettling dungeon filled with rotting monstrosities that threaten to break free and corrupt the lush, dinosaur filled jungle above. The Cthulhu-like Old God N’Zoth has been causing problems in WoW since Cataclysm, and his influence is particularly heavy in Battle for Azeroth. Making new allies embroils both factions in power struggles within their nation’s leadership that have impacts that go well beyond each island’s shores. They’re sprawling locations filled with danger and intrigue. In contrast, the new capital cities of Zuldazar and Boralus seem to have taken inspiration from the Legion endgame zone Suramar City. WoW‘s cities have always been impressive works of graphic design but were typically relegated to places to train and pick up daily quests. While players establish footholds on the other faction’s territory as they level, there’s perhaps never been a more enticing time to play characters from both sides to experience the rich stories and beautiful zones. While the past few expansions have largely seen both factions exploring the same content and rubbing shoulders at a neutral home base, Battle for Azeroth segregates them to two islands: the troll empire of Zandalar for the Horde, and the human Admiralty of Kul Tiras for the Alliance. That’s a journey that’s going to take years to reach, and so far it’s a lot of fun.
Even as Battle for Azeroth drops players into a bloody, seemingly irreconcilable conflict it shows the way towards reconciliation with orcs and humans coming together to save the planet they both live on.
The war between the Horde and Alliance may never truly end, but they’ve repeatedly come together to face some greater threat.
Battle for Azeroth fleshes out areas and plots going back to the original Warcraft series while also making it clear Blizzard hasn’t forgotten about the events of the past six expansions. WoW‘s long history is both a boon and a challenge for Blizzard. Unfortunately both the Horde and Alliance are too busy fighting each other to care. Early in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, players learn that while Sargeras was defeated, his final attack still has the potential to destroy the world. The world-conquering demon lord Sargeras gets in one last parting blow by plunging a massive sword into the planet Azeroth. The storyline in World of Warcraft‘s previous expansion, Legion, ends with a bang. In World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth the pending apocalypse may not be canceled, but it’s temporarily tabled so that the Alliance and the Horde can focus on gathering resources and making new allies to continue fighting the war that has been raging throughout the game’s 13-year history.
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