World of Warcraft’s next expansion is Dragonflight, has plenty of dragons

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Blizzard Entertainment revealed the latest expansion for their mega-MMORPG World of Warcraft, the high-fantasy Dragonflight, last night. It has an Azeroth-load of dragons in it. That is all.

Well, not all, because Blizzard also showed off that Wrath of the Lich King is coming to World of Warcraft Classic later this year. WoW, it’s not just the economy that feels like 2008.

Dragonflight raises the level cap to 70 and drags the action back from the Shadowlands to Azeroth’s Dragon Isles, which is where all the dragons come from. Best tell Daenerys. Apparently, as “their sacred broodlands reawaken, the dragons will call on the heroes of the Alliance and Horde to help reckon with the threats and mysteries that are beginning to surface”.

Blizzard says they're “completely overhauling” World of Warcraft’s systems as part of the expansion. This overhaul concentrates on WoW’s talent and profession systems, intended to give players options that matter at any level and a new profession specialisation system and tools. The UI is receiving a zhuzh to make it more customisable too. Watch out for that one on Wordle. Dragonflight is also introducing the game’s first combination of race and class, dracthyr Evokers.

Dracthyr Evokers start the game at level 58 and have the option to specialise as ranged DPS or using their dragon superpowers to heal allies. They get their own starting questline and can align with Alliance or Horde. Probably the best part of being a drachthyr Evoker is becoming a bloody great dragon in battle. You’ll be able to appear in humanoid form the rest of the time though, so don’t worry about scaring everyone witless.

Even if you’re not a dragon person, Dragonflight is bringing in the opportunity for every