Are WoW expansions connected?

Expansions. All The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, Mists of Pandaria and Warlords of Draenor content is now effectively part of the original game, with all new World of Warcraft accounts automatically including these expansions upon creation.

Can you play through all WoW expansions?

If you start a subscription or you buy game time, you immediately have access to all previous World of Warcraft expansions, and you can play all the content and all the maps up to level 50. This includes: The original game content. The Wrath of the Lich King content and Northrend map.

How do WoW expansions work?

An expansion is additional software (usually made available for retail sale) that adds new content and features to a game. Most expansions will not install or run as stand-alone products. For example, the Frozen Throne expansion for Warcraft III added new campaigns, units, maps, and other content to the game.

Do I have to buy every WoW expansion?

However, as of 2018, Blizzard no longer requires players to purchase the base game or expansions separately, instead allowing full access based on subscriptions.

Will there be another expansion after Shadowlands?

A realistic date would be spring or summer 2023, as Blizzard will first bring a patch 9.2 to end Shadowlands – maybe even a patch 9.3 will come. Then the next enlargement would be pushed back even further. So far, only Blizzard knows what happens after Shadowlands.

How many WoW expansions will there be?

eight expansions
Since being released in 2004, there have been eight expansions to World of Warcraft, each introducing a variety of new features like classes, races, zones, and gameplay options….All World of Warcraft expansions in order.

Expansion	Date
Shadowlands	November 2020
The Burning Crusade Classic (legacy servers)	June 2021