Following the beginning of preorders and the release of four allied races in January 2018, the number of character slots per server was raised from 12 to 16 with the launch of the expansion in August, it was raised to 18, to make room for the two additional races unlocked with initial content. Initially, there will be ten dungeons included with 8.0 with Mythic Plus versions of the dungeons and the first raid, Uldir, being available soon after the game's release.
The expansion allows players to level up to level 120, an increase from the level cap of 110 in the previous expansion Legion. In addition to raising the level cap from 110 to 120, the expansion introduces the Kul Tiras and Zandalar continents and four allied races for both the Alliance and the Horde, while also adding dungeons and raids, warfronts, and uncharted islands. In contrast to previous expansions, which went live at midnight in each time zone, Battle for Azeroth had a simultaneous release for all regions, corresponding to midnight Central European Summer Time on August 14, 2018. It was announced at BlizzCon on November 3, 2017. World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is the seventh expansion pack for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft, following Legion.
