Summary
Less than a month before the release of the highly anticipated expansionThe War Within,World of Warcraftplayers ask Blizzard to remove cross-faction limitations preventing them from fully enjoying the game with their friends. Even thoughWorld of Warcraftused to revolve around the conflict between he Horde and Alliance, recent updates have allowed players to team up no matter their faction, and the remaining restrictions seem useless to part of the community.
The conflict between the Horde and Alliance has been a key part ofWorld of Warcraft’s story. The two factions have been fighting for generations. However,World of Warcraftexpansions introduced new villains to the franchise, such as the Burning Legion and the Undead Scourge, reducing the differences between the Horde and Alliance as they fought against a common enemy. The release of the epilogue patch forShadowlandsunlocked part of the content for cross-faction groups, allowing players to team up with their friends no matter if they played with the Horde or Alliance. Pre-made groups in the Group Finder listings for raids, dungeons, and rated PvP content are available for players of both factions.World of Warcraftalso implemented cross-faction guildswith the release of Dragonflight’s patch 10.1, making it even easier for friends to keep in touch even if they prefer different factions.
Despite these changes and cross-faction features,World of Warcraftfans ask Blizzard to remove one more limitation preventing them from fully enjoying their adventures with their friends. While cross-faction groups can do non-queued mythic dungeons and raids as well as rated PvP, they can’t do any outdoor content together. What this means is that twoWorld of Warcraftcharacters from the same cross-faction guild, who can run mythic dungeons together with no problem, are not able to chase down world bosses together or complete any activity besides instanced content.World of Warcraftfans are hoping this could change withthe release ofThe War Withinon August 22.
World of Warcraft Players Want Cross-Faction Changes
Players expressed their frustration about theseWorld of Warcraftcross-faction limitationsin the comments to this Reddit post. They suggested that Blizzard offered an option to keep cross-faction limitations for those wanting to roleplay, but lifted the restriction for other players who would like to enjoy the game with friends from another faction.
With the release ofWorld of Warcraft: The War Withinthis August, players are hoping these remaining restrictions regarding cross-faction content will be lifted in time for them to explore Khaz Algar with their teammates. In the meantime, players can check theto-do listWorld of Warcraftshared to help them prepare forThe War Withinand verify they collected everything fromDragonflightbefore beginning the next expansion.
