WoW: Dragonflight's New Dracthyr Race Could Support More Classes In The Future, Blizzard Says
World of Warcraft's upcoming Dragonflight expansion will introduce a new race and class when it arrives later this year, but in a first for the longrunning MMORPG, the new race and class are exclusive to one another. That, however, might not always be the case.
While the Dracthyr will only be able to be the new Evoker class and vice versa for Dragonflight, in a recent interview with GameSpot, WoW associate game director Morgan Day did make a point to mention that fact could change over time.
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In a conversation about the Dracthyr's unique dragon-themed racial abilities–which include the ability to soar into the sky, push enemies away with gusts of wind from their wings, and tail-whip enemies into the air--Day said while Blizzard is focused on the Dracthyr's abilities working well with the Evoker, they needed to also work in tandem with other classes should Blizzard ever decide the Dracthyr can become additional classes in the future.
«Future Us might decide, 'What if the Dracthyr could be other classes as well?'» Day said. «Right now it doesn't make a lot of sense for them to have the opportunity to roll another class because they are kind of just waking up and discovering who they are and what their innate abilities are. As they interact with the world and learn more about Azeroth and the different races and cultures of Azeroth, maybe they'll pick up on some of those other skills. But that's a Future Us thing.»
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