World of Warcraft has plans to let full cross-faction groups queue for automated LFG instances some time after The War Within’s release. While there is no timetable for this update, this major milestone towards full cross-faction play in World of Warcraft is seemingly in the works.
In Shadowlands Patch 9.2.5, World of Warcraft pulled the ripcord on cross-faction play. After years of being unable to do so, Alliance and Horde players can now enter dungeons, raids, and even PvP together. However, cross-faction groups are currently unable to use the automatic LFG tool, as the developers want to make sure fans aren’t forced to play with characters from the opposite faction.
Game Rant chats with the World of Warcraft development team about the ways they seek to bring returning players back into the fold for The War Within.
That said, it seems like World of Warcraft may be letting cross-faction groups use this tool in some fashion in the future. During a recent group interview to celebrate the launch of World of Warcraft: The War Within, WoW production manager Michael Bybee confirmed the team was working on a way to allow cross-faction instance queues for fully formed...
