As World of Warcraft's recent expansion Shadowlands reaches its final stages, fans are wondering what might come next for the long-running and much-loved franchise. Released in 2004, Blizzard's popular MMORPG has had eight major expansions since its launch, adding new playable races, regions, and modes, as well as expanding the established lore of World of Warcraft. As an online game, expansions are the lifeblood of titles like World of Warcraft and keep players coming back for more as the base game is updated, and its horizons broadened both literally and figuratively.
The upcomingpatch titled Eternity's End has been confirmed as the final chapter of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, and will be adding an expansive new end-game zone as well as updates to existing features. While this is no doubt something to look forward to for fans of the franchise, players are already looking ahead to what comes after Shadowlands wraps up. According to new assets found in some leaked flies, the next World of Warcraft expansion could include some dragon-related content, giving fans a reason to be excited.
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Details and spoilers leaking out ahead of official announcements is nothing new. With the long development cycles that are typical of the medium, it's difficult to keep all of a game's aspects secret for the entirety of its pre-launch life. Even expansion packs suffer from the same setbacks, and with franchises as big as World of Warcraft – one of the longest-running online experiences in the history of video games – things are bound to leak eventually. This is what appears to have happened ahead of the next major expansion, with a developer Discord discussion
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