Exclusive Sneak Peek: Brace Yourself for the Biggest World of Warcraft Expansion Yet!

Highlights

New achievements on the PTR hint at the next World of Warcraft expansion, with players earning bonus Traders Tender based on the edition they purchase.

Blizzcon may unveil the anticipated expansion, presenting an opportunity for players to pre-order and earn achievements.

Concerns are rising among players regarding the potential monetization of the Trading Post, with worries that it may prioritize profit over providing a satisfying gaming experience.

Exciting new findings have emerged regarding the World of Warcraft Public Test Realm, indicating that purchasing specific versions of the forthcoming expansion will grant players bonus Traders Tender. This discovery strongly suggests that an announcement regarding the next expansion of World of Warcraft is imminent.

Currently, World of Warcraft is putting Patch 10.1.7, known as Fury Incarnate, through rigorous testing on the PTR prior to its official release on September 5. Consequently, players have the opportunity to explore a wealth of development files alongside the publicly testable content by utilizing datamining tools.

Some of the hidden files discovered contain information about upcoming Feats of Strength in World of Warcraft. These achievements are associated with the yet-to-be-named 10th expansion for the game. Based on the information found, players will receive Traders Tender, the currency used in the Trading Post, as a reward for purchasing the expansion. The base version will grant 500 Traders Tender, the Heroic version will provide 750, and those who opt for the Epic Edition will receive 1000 once the expansion is officially announced. This follows the usual pattern of World of Warcraft offering multiple editions of its expansions, each with increasing costs and rewards. It is highly anticipated that the announcement of the expansion pack will occur at the upcoming Blizzcon in just over two months, with pre-orders becoming available shortly after the convention concludes.

Players have had two previous opportunities to obtain bonus Traders Tender through cash transactions. The first was by purchasing Dragonflight, and the second was through World of Warcraft's controversial Corsage Pack, which provided a small amount of the currency. Concerns have been raised regarding the monetization of the Trading Post, as some worry that Blizzard's approach may turn it into a cash-grab rather than a rewarding in-game activity. While the exact theme of the upcoming expansion is still unknown, World of Warcraft may have hinted at it with the Seafarer's Pack, which offers cosmetic items of an exploratory and piratical nature. To find out if the theories of a seafaring expansion are true, players will have to wait until Blizzcon, where Blizzard may make an announcement and potentially attach bonus Traders Tender to different editions.

World of Warcraft is available on PC.