New Starter Account Limitations in Shadowlands

Live Posted 2020/10/14 at 4:29 PM by Neryssa

What Can You Do On a Starter Account

Starter accounts cannot choose a starting zone to level at and are forced to go through Exile's Reach from levels 1-10.

The new leveling feature added in the pre-patch, Chromie Time, is not available for starter accounts, as you need to level in Battle for Azeroth content all the way to level 50 at least once to unlock the feature. Thus, starter accounts can play from levels 10-20 in Battle for Azeroth zones. Previously, you could only level to level 20 in Vanilla zones and have no access to any sort of expansion content.

You can only earn and carry a maximum of 1000 Gold per character.

You can only chat in the Newcomer chat that is part of the Guide system, /say and /party channels.

You can only /whisper friends if they're added by character name.

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Content from other expansions besides Battle for Azeroth, Chromie Time included;

Level characters above level 20;

Talk in chat channels such as General or Trade Chat;

Whisper other characters (you can whisper them if you add them as friends, or you receive a whisper first)

Pet Battling;

Any Real ID or Battle.net chat functions;

Create or invite people to parties (however, you can be invited to a party):

Open trades, use mailboxes or interact with the Auction House;

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Comment by Cobalt314Idk, these all seem like things you cannot do on a starter accountComment by thrashnsassWasn't the level cap on starter accounts always 20? The cap didn't get squished, too? Now you can level through 1/3 of the game?Comment by LostelfYou can actually go to other zones. They just won't scale up to 50 like they would with Chromie Time. I was able to get a Garrison up and running on my (Now) level 15 trial.Comment by SpahghettiBoiCan't exactly say I'm suprised.Comment by radicarl You are now able to learn professionsComment by AlexL1118So starter account can do trade through guild bank?Comment by ChanchiWhat about veteran accounts? Can they choose starting zone and access Chromie time if they fulfill the requirements?Comment by bofe112

Any Real ID or Battle.net chat functions;

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Any Real ID or Battle.net chat functions;

Comment by ZyadApoI'm surprised they kept the lvl20 cap with the squish but at the same time I always wanted blizz to extend it at least to lvl40 or 60 so I guess it's fair now.
Also, being limited to 1000 gold is very good imo for a starter account, 10 gold felt sooooo little hahaComment by dpyersPreviously, a starter account could bank up to 10 levels of xp which would be converted to actual character levels if the account went fully active.

With the level squish, any banked xp appears to have been lost.Comment by ayeee8 year with my free to play gang! where you at subscrubers?

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List of things you cannot do as a starter account:

Content from other expansions besides Battle for Azeroth, Chromie Time included;Comment by GrumpyRookAre starter editions able to join guilds now? I dont see that mentioned.Comment by PocokWait, if I don't have the pre-ordered Shadowlands but I do have the BFA, just didn't sub yet, won't I be able to do stuff at max lvl? (50)Comment by flavioflowSince old expansions are practically given for free when you purchase the latest content, I think it would make more sense to restrict access to the newer expansion only. I do agree with gold limitations (especially considering you have to repair gear and won't be able to buy stuff on the AH or mail to other chars), not being able to use /chat channels and the action house system. And perhaps allowing battle pet with low level pets but not granted progress to achievements. Since the game offers these contents when you subscribe, it makes sense allowing limited access to most of the experiences, so newcomers can get a better flavor and decide if buying is worth it.Comment by castro732You can use them from the battle net app if they are already your friends, but if you are ingame you can rightclick on people and send and bnet invite that could contain spam. I guess that's why it's being restrictedComment by avatarofshadowstarters have been able to join guilds for several years now. I use a free account to add my alts to my private guild. note they can't use the guild bank, unless that's changed this week.Comment by yoricadeAre starter account characters able to join party now?Comment by GandaraSome of the previous limitations are no longer in effect in starter accounts - You are now able to learn professions or use slash commands like emotes in chat (you even use emotes in the Exile's Reach quest (Missão #59978)/(Missão #55981)).Comment by ZdrachnikCan you play Battle for Azeroth for Free now? (with a sub ofc)

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