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Blizzard pulls the curtain on the next chapter World of Warcraft On Tuesday’s developer livestream, it was all about dragons.proper title Long Fei The expansion will release players on Dragon Island as a new playable dragon race called the Dracthyr. Of course, you’ll also ride some dragons.
World of Warcraft: Dragon Legion Focus on the dragon guardians of Azeroth who will once again help the game’s heroes against the bad guys. Dragon Island, where most of the action takes place, will be divided into four areas, and the developers say exploration will be the focus of the expansion. To do this, the player is tasked with becoming a dragoon and navigating the world with four new dragoons.
Here’s the trailer:
Some dragons can become humans at will, and these are called Dracthyr. This new playable race uses only one new Evoker class for ranged attacks and healing. However, unlike the game’s existing races, they do not have access to any other classes. Less overall customization leads to more focused action.
“[Evokers are] They’re able to repel people with their wings, they’re able to breathe fire out of their mouths, they’re able to repel people with their tails,” lead combat designer Brian Holinka told polygon.
Blizzard also revealed that Dragonflight will see changes such as the game’s “biggest talent system overhaul to date”, HUD improvements, and new crafting and career systems.At the start of the stream, game director Ion Hazzikostas spoke candidly about some of the problems that came after the game Shadowlands Published in 2020.Community feedback during this period led the team to “revisit some assumptions and foundations World of Warcraft It’s about character investment and things like how mainline versus substitutes or catch-up is supposed to work or the proper role of friction in our system,” he said.
Recent years, Wow Already facing fierce competition from the explosion of popularity from all over Final Fantasy XIV. Except for dissatisfaction Shadowlands In the age of gaming, the game also suffers from a cloud of misconduct and abuse shrouded in Blizzard’s past, as last summer California regulators accused sexism and harassment, including some of the MMO’s former “star” developers.
Long Fei There’s no release date yet, but Blizzard is currently signing up for beta testing of the expansion.The studio also announced Wrath of the Lich King will be added to World of Warcraft Classicfree for existing subscribers, later in 2022.