While Blizzard Entertainment's long-running and incredibly foundational MMORPG World of Warcraft still has its dedicated fanbase, its popularity is diminishing slightly. With newer MMORPGs on the market like The Elder Scrolls Online and Final Fantasy 14 for World of Warcraft to contend with, it's struggling to keep the attention of players as the years go by. With its periodic expansions, World of Warcraft can freshen up its gameplay, adding new elements and reworking older ones to ensure that the game is in the best shape possible and that gamers are still invested.
The latest upcoming expansion, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, was announced earlier this year and is looking to release in the next few months. Along with new story elements and areas for players to explore,Dragonflight will be focusing on dragons (unsurprisingly) and will be adding tons of dragon-focused content. As a typically popular element in fantasy-themed games, the wider inclusion of – and focus on – dragons seems like a smart move, but Dragonflight is still taking a risk with its new features.
Every World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Edition Explained
The arrival of a new expansion in World of Warcraft's ever-evolving landscape is always an exciting time. There's inevitably an element of worry in case the newest addition doesn't live up to expectations, or if it changes things that players would rather it didn't, but usually the new additions are for the better. Dragonflight was first announced back in April of this year, but the release date is still a mystery. The previous expansion Shadowlands released two years ago and was received positively by most fans who thought that it brought plenty of great new features.
Players are hoping Dragonflight can
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