Former players of World of Warcraft are invited this weekend to take another look at the MMORPG. Blizzard is offering free access to old accounts and new content.
Here’s what the offer is about: If you used to play WoW but haven’t logged in for a while, you can check out the new features for one weekend.
For a few days, all former accounts will have access to World of Warcraft up to and including Legion. Additionally, there is a short trial phase for the latest expansion, Battle for Azeroth, if you haven’t purchased the expansion yet.
The trial phase includes three hours of gameplay in Battle for Azeroth content per character or until the quest “We Need Each Other” (Horde) or “A Divided Nation” (Alliance) is completed. The trial can be repeated with up to 12 characters.
Here’s why the offer is strange: Players are being offered the chance to try WoW for free up to and including Legion. But this has already been possible for some time.
If you haven’t purchased Battle for Azeroth, you will only receive three hours of gameplay (per character) for the new content.
When does the offer apply? The start for the returning player special is on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The event ends on Monday, March 25, 2019. Specific times are yet to be announced. A similar offer was already available for Legion.
How can I participate? If you haven’t played WoW for a while and perhaps don’t even have it installed anymore, you will first need to download the Battle.net client.
You can find it on the official homepage. Download the client and install WoW through it. The official post from Blizzard will assist you with any further potential issues.
What can I experience during this time?
What you can do at the event depends on whether you already own Battle for Azeroth or not.
If you have already purchased Battle for Azeroth, you will have access to all characters on your server for the duration of the event without having to pay the fee for WoW.
You can simply play as if you had paid and do everything you can do with a regular account.
If you already own BfA, you can use the time to check out the new allied races of the Zandalari trolls and Kul Tiran, which became accessible with Patch 8.1.5.
If you do not own Battle for Azeroth, you have three hours per character available in Battle for Azeroth and all content up to and including Legion. The Legion content is also included in the “Starter Version” of WoW.
The main change here is the trial hours you receive for BfA, during which you can explore some of the new quest areas and content such as
