Dragonflight

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight will officially launch on November 28, Blizzard has announced. It will return players to Azeroth and introduce a new playable race, the new Evoker class, customizable dragon mounts, and more.The game's ninth expansion will see players come home to help confront a new threat and rebuild the game's titular Dragonflights. In fitting with the dragon theme, players will be able to tame, ride, and customize their own Dragon Isles Drakes, which take advantage of the new…

Blizzard Entertainment is seemingly working on cross-faction guilds in World Of Warcraft, and it could be arriving soon. In a recent Twitch interview with streamer Maximum, World Of Warcraft developer Ion Hazzikostas discussed Shadowlands and mentioned that the team is currently working on a way to implement cross-faction guilds, meaning Horde and Alliance players alike will be able to form their own guild (via PCGamesN). “It’s something we want to do,” Hazzikostas said. “I would like us to do it before the next…

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's alpha is currently in full swing, and while major story points for the upcoming expansion have largely been kept under wraps, a newly datamined conversation points towards a fan-favorite character making a major sacrifice.It's important to note that the datamined conversation is lacking additional in-game context that could make exactly what's happening more clear. Since it's pulled from the alpha build of the game, it could also be incomplete or subject to change in some…

It's looking likely that the story of World of Warcraft will jump forward in time following the events of Shadowlands, based on NPC dialogue in the alpha build of the upcoming Dragonflight expansion.As documented by Wowhead, two conversations, one on the Horde side and one on the Alliance side, point towards "several years" passing between the end of Shadowlands and the beginning of Dragonflight, despite the "end" of the Shadowlands story having only taken place a few months ago following the release of…

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is joining the ranks of games with more inclusive character generators. Both Wowhead and Polygon note the expansion's new alpha release has dropped gendered language from its character creator. Instead of the male and female options you frequently see in these tools, they're now divided into respective "Body 1" and "Body 2" sections. While they effectively offer the same characteristics as before, you can now build a gender non-conforming adventurer without any awkward wording. Wowhead also…

When World of Warcraft's Dragonflight expansion ushers in a significant rework of the game's current talent system later this year, it will do so with the goal of putting players in control, even if that means letting players make "bad" builds.Blizzard has outlined its goals and philosophy behind the new talent tree system in a new blog post, giving players of the long-running MMORPG more details on what to expect come the arrival of Dragonflight. Certain core abilities, like basic class-defining combat…

It’s been confirmed that the World Of Warcraft: Dragonflight expansion will be released later this year, with pre-orders now live. The expansion was first confirmed back in April and today (June 22) Activision Blizzard has announced three digital versions of Dragonflight (Base, Heroic, and Epic, costing £40, £55, and £75 respectively) alongside a £130 physical release. Each digital release comes with its own perks, while the physical edition includes a hardcover art book and selection of pins. It’s also confirmed that…