Summary
- World of Warcraft may be changing its login screen throughout The War Within expansion's life cycle.
- Fans discovered a new login screen featuring a portal to the Isle of Dorn, hinting at potential changes.
- The concept of a changing login screen has sparked excitement among players for the game's future surprises.
World of Warcraft fans have found a new login screen in The War Within beta, suggesting the existing one might change at some point after the expansion's release. It seems like World of Warcraft may be setting itself up to have a login screen that switches throughout the expansion's life cycle – something that has never been done before in the game’s history.
Recently, World of Warcraft players discovered the login screen for The War Within: an earthen-themed background with a large, rotating central mechanism in it. While interesting in its own right, the login screen broke a long-standing tradition by not featuring a gate of some kind and was decried as overly simplistic by some fans. Nevertheless, the login screen went live with the WoW: The War Within Pre-Patch, officially replacing the one from Dragonflight.
However, another login screen discovered in The War Within beta suggests World of Warcraft might not be sticking with the one in the game right now. During a recent build, Wowhead found a new login screen depicting the circular mechanism fully opened, revealing a portal to the Isle of Dorn, one of the four zones in The War Within. This could mean the existing login screen will change, potentially opening up during the expansion’s launch.
The Login Screen for WoW: The War Within Might Change
Fans have seen the concept art of the Isle of Dorn seen beyond the portal before – and similar art of the other zones in World of Warcraft: The War Within exists as well. Some players wonder if World of Warcraft could change this art in the future to show off the other zones, or even cycle between the locations as fans discover them. Alternatively, World of Warcraft could swap out the art to show the new zones that will be added in 11.1 and 11.2, updating the login screen along with the game itself to better immerse players as the story progresses.
While reception to the screen implemented in the WoW: The War Within Pre-Patch was mixed, the idea of the login screen actually changing is an exciting prospect that many players are interested in seeing – especially because it revealed the mechanism was actually a portal, adhering to the age-old WoW tradition many assumed the expansion had broken. Fans will have to wait and see what exactly World of Warcraft has in store for the login screen in The War Within, but it certainly seems like Blizzard has plenty of surprises in store for the Worldsoul Saga.
World of Warcraft
- Released
- November 23, 2004
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World of Warcraft is an incredibly successful MMORPG that has been going strong for almost two decades. It's one of the highest-grossing franchises in history and is widely considered the most popular MMORPG ever made.
