Since World of Warcraft announced Dragonflight in April, there has been precious little information revealed about the expansion, much less a release date. However, World of Warcraft just surprised players by announcing it plans on shipping Dragonflight before the end of the year.
Pre-orders for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight just recently went live. Dragonflight is available in four different editions: Base, Heroic, Epic, and Collector’s. Each edition gives more rewards than the last, though their prices have increased since Shadowlands.
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However, in the product requirements section of the pre-order page on Battle.net, players discovered a bold claim. According to the page, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight will be available on or before December 31 of this year. If this claim proves to be true, it would be the shortest period of time between an expansion announcement and launch in World of Warcraft history, let alone in the history of MMOs in general.
In previous interviews, Blizzard has stated it was «very far along» in the production of Dragonflight. According to several developers, it has been working on the expansion for several years now. Shadowlands additionally only had two major raid tier patches, as opposed to the normal three most expansions have. It is possible World of Warcraft has been able to power through the production process much faster than anyone anticipated.
Many fans are worried about the ambitious plans to release Dragonflight before the end of the year. While players would be excited to play the game earlier than expected, they would rather it take the time it needs to be completely finished, rather than rushed as so many games tend to
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