WoW Fans Are Digging Dragonflight, But They Have A Few Notes On The Dracthyr

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After months of anticipation, rumors, and leaks, Blizzard finally revealed World of Warcraft's ninth expansion, Dragonflight. Expectations were high, and while there are no doubt some fans disappointed by Blizzard's reveal, the majority seem more than pleased.

Dragonflight will see players return to Azeroth to help rebuild the dragonflights, and will introduce a new playable dragon race, the Dracthyr, that can only play as the new Evoker class. The new expansion will let players fly around the new Dragon Isles region from the start using a new Dragonriding mechanic, and the expansion is putting an emphasis on improving universal game systems like talents, professions, and even the user interface over implementing one-off systems as has been the case for the past several expansions.

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Many of those bullet points are things players have been asking about for years. There will be no «borrowed power» systems like in Shadowlands. There's no traveling to another dimension or into space. It's a high-fantasy-focused expansion about Azeroth, which is what fans have been clamoring for. The expansion sees the return of a number of fan-favorite NPC races, like Gnolls, Tuskarr, and Centaurs. Players even have a new fan-favorite character: Koranos, the stone-man featured in the expansion cinematic who activates the beacon that reawakens the Dragon Isles.

I felt more for this dude than anyone in the entire cast of Shadowlands. I seriously