World of Warcraft is not sold separately, only the latest expansion (currently Shadowlands) is sold separately. 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.
How do expansions work in WoW?
They bring new zones, a new story, new dungeons/raids, class changes, and a whole bunch of things. When a new expansion gets released, the previous expansion gets added to the base game experience for free. So right now base WoW includes everything up to Legion, and you have to buy only the newest expansion (BFA).
Where do I start burning crusade?
WoW: Burning Crusade Classic zone levels You’ll start in Hellfire Peninsula, but if you’re wanting to level quickly it will be advantageous to hop between zones to knock out quests that are at or below your level.
What are the expansions in World of Warcraft?
What expansions are included in the Standard Edition of World of Warcraft? Currently, the following expansions are all included in the Standard version of World of Warcraft: Original, or “Vanilla” WoW (Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, levels 1-60) Cataclysm (Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, Maelstrom, levels 80-85)
Do you have to play all expansions in order?
Not necessary to be mandatory like in FFXIV, but at least allow those who want it to play in order. So for example if I want to play BFA content in order 8.2 quests will be hidden until finish quests from 8.1.5, and so on. And the same for old expansions.
Do you play World of Warcraft in order?
If you’re interested in seeing the story from the beginning, play the game in this order. As a developer, Blizzard has created a lot of popular game franchises, but even they could not have imagined that they would have created the most popular and successful MMORPG of all time.
Do you have to buy new World of Warcraft?
There are only two purchasable items: The newest expansion, Battle for Azeroth, which is sold seperately. But use the Starter Edition first! You can download the game without purchasing anything. The starter edition stops your progress at level 20, but you can play as much as you want.
