Shadowlands Development Update Notes -- 21 October

#1 - April 14, 2020, 2:07 a.m.

UPDATED 21 October

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 Beta.

Read the first developer update here.
Watch the July 8 developer update here.

Current Content Testing

• In the Shadowlands Beta, you may now select the Torghast realm for Level 60 testing.
• All world and leveling content is now being tested. You can copy your live character from Battle for Azeroth to the Shadowlands Beta Test on the character creation screen in the Beta. Please initially take the quest “A Chilling Summons” to get underway testing Shadowlands.
  • The level cap is currently: 60. This is the maximum level attainable in Shadowlands.
• Raid testing is underway. Please submit your feedback on specific raid encounters in Castle Nathria here.
• • Please use the in-game bug report tool for bugs.
• • Please post Covenant feedback in the appropriate feedback thread in the Shadowlands Classes and Covenants forum.
• In dungeon testing, please use the in-game bug report tool for bugs, and post your feedback on Shadowlands dungeons in the Shadowlands Beta Dungeons and Raids forum.
• The new starting experience is now available to all characters. Read more about it here.
• Most new character customization updates are now available for testing. If you spot a bug with a character customization, please report it using the in-game bug reporting tool.
• 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 Beta Classes and Covenants forum.
  • Soulbinds are now available for testing.
• The Pet Battle system has been updated for Shadowlands. Read all about that and leave your feedback here.
• Professions updates are underway. We have an explainer for you here.
• Once you’ve experienced Runecarving, let us know what you think about it here.
• Hardware ray tracing has been enabled for graphics cards that support the feature.

Work in Progress

• On first logging in, testers will not be able to make a Death Knight, Demon Hunter, or Allied Races character.
  • Until this is fixed, you can make a level 50 template, log in to that character, and then log out. You should have full access to create any classes or race.
• After doing a character copy, you should begin with the quest “A Chilling Summons” to avoid potential difficulties.
• Some Demon Hunter player-characters may have missing facial features.
  • This may be fixable by going to a barber shop and changing your tattoos.

Please note that the Shadowlands Beta may experience maintenance or service interruptions at any time, without warning.

Thank you very much!

#5 - Aug. 20, 2020, 6:46 p.m.

• In the Shadowlands Beta, you may now select the Torghast realm for Level 60 testing.
• Hardware ray tracing has been enabled for graphics cards that support the feature.

#6 - Oct. 21, 2020, 8:29 p.m.

This week’s Shadowlands Beta build includes several notable updates that are now ready for testing.

Renown User Interface
This UI has been revamped. It is no longer attached to your Reservoir UI NPC. It now has its own dedicated NPC in your Sanctum. It should be much clearer now what your past and upcoming rewards are, and some rewards on the Renown track have been put in more appropriate places.

Soulbinds
Talents have also been reorganized, and players will find that in most cases, the talent that was previously the final ability is now the starter ability.

In cases where that didn’t happen, the existing talents have been tuned to match the a more-expected power level.

Ve’nari Torghast Items
Ve’nari in the Maw now sells several items that serve as meta-progression for Torghast. You can buy the items and use them, but they aren’t functional in this build. We expect to have all of this functioning as expected in next week’s build.

Thank you very much for your testing and feedback.