Patch 10.1 Developer Interview with Soulsobreezy
Soulsobreezy interviewed World of Warcraft Production Director Patrick Dawson and Lead Quest Designer Maria Hamilton, talking about the upcoming Dragonflight Patch 10.1: Embers of Neltharion. Major topics include following the Incarnates into the Zaralek Cavern, playing Sniff & Seek with the friendly Niffen, and Fyrakk's assault on the Dragon Isles.
The Primal Incarnates are up to no good, and will do a very bad thing in Embers of Neltharion, opening the way into the Cavern. Players will follow them in through a twisting winding path way reminiscent of the Death Star Trench run.Really happy to be delivering cross-factions guilds, which should be testable soon. Internally, the feature already works, but they're worried about addressing edge cases — you can already play with your friends in instances, but cross-factions guild are important to allow players to easily coordinate with one another. In terms of future plans for guilds, the team has some ideas, but no further change at the moment.
New features really depend on what the community wants to see. There will be more recipes, though there are also some aspects to professions that the team is not ready to talk about yet, but are excited for players to find as they explore the new zones. The Niffen have poor eyesight but a great sense of smell.
One fun activity players can engage in is Sniff & Seek, in which you and a Niffen companion will go looking for interesting smells and burrowing into places that players wouldn't normally be able to go. What we think is a good smell may not be the same thing as them though... Unsure of specifics in Patch 10.1, but the general philosophy of Dragonflight is to continue to be as alt friendly as possible.
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