World of Warcraft®: Dragonflight is the ninth expansion pack of Blizzard Entertainment’s critically acclaimed, massively multiplayer online role-playing game. the heroes of the Horde and the Alliance; they are once again summoned back to Azeroth to discover the mysterious Dragon Isles and its ancient secrets, back to reclaim the ancient land of dragon faces.
Mike Ybarra, President of Blizzard Entertainment, said: “Dragonflight has gamers’ favorite elements of World of Warcraft: exploration, customization, and curiosity as stories come to a conclusion. Core systems, such as the new Talent trees, are being rebuilt for all types of players in light of WoW’s legacy over the years. It’s up to our friends, old and new, to enjoy everything Azeroth has to offer for years to come.”
The new Dragon Isles continent consists of five vibrant regions, some with the largest area in WoW history: Forbidden Reach, the new start zone for the Dracthyr race; the wilderness lands of Waking Shores belonging to primitive forces brimming with elemental energies; windswept Ohn’ahran Plains, home of proud centaur clans; the vast Azure Span with tuskarrs fishing among the ancient ruins; the throne of dragon faces and the glittering Thaldrazsus, where the dragon capital Valdrakken is located.
Dragonflight is joined by Dracthyr Evoker, World of Warcraft’s first race/class combo. Starting at level 58 and offering plenty of character customization, Dracthyr Evoker is the first ranged damage class added to World of Warcraft since the game’s debut 18 years ago. Players
With the all-new Empowered magic handling system, you can manipulate the spells of dragon tribes on the battlefields by performing maneuvers that heal allies or damage enemies.
With Dragonriding, players can take flight early in Dragonflight. This all-new system gives players an exciting aerial exploration by hovering and gliding on the reins with Dragon Isles dragon mounts and then diving steeply down. In addition to competing in time-limited and multiplayer races, players will be able to collect plenty of appearance customization and skill upgrades that will be available to all their characters for the four dragons they can collect on their journey towards 70, the new maximum level in Dragon Isles adventures.
The core systems have been redesigned for Dragonflight, and each will be gradually refreshed with new updates during the expansion pack:
– The all-new Talent tree system delivers more meaningful options and new skill combinations across each level, delivering a gameplay of a kind like never seen before. Starter Talent lineups are available for adventurers new and old alike. It’s also now possible to record, modify and share Talent sequences with friends.
– The redesigned instrument panel (HUD) and user interface (UI) have become highly effective in that they deliver important gameplay information on modern screens and surfaces. With the addition of Edit Mode, the HUD UI can now be easily customized by all types of players and share saved sequences.
– Improved occupations are now one of the central locations for equipment acquisition. With the new player-based ordering system, the possibility of building a customer network, unlockable specializations, and the addition of a quality system for both crafting and gathering give players the fantasy of becoming master craftsmen or collectors.
Dragonflight is available digitally in the following releases: Base Edition ($49.99); Heroic Edition ($69.99), which includes the new Murkastrasza pet, character upgrade at Dragonflight level (level 60), and the new Tangled Dreamweaver flying mount; the Epic Edition ($89.99), which includes all the Heroic Edition content, plus Timewalker’s Hearthstone effect, Diadem of the Spell-keeper head slot transmog, Wings of Awakening backrest transmog in five color variants, and 30 days of gameplay.
There’s currently a special 12-month subscription offer available ($155.88; equivalent to a monthly fee of $12.99). Items available with this offer include: the Nether-Gorged Greatwyrm flying mount, which are the current 6-month subscription offer rewards, and the Tabard of the Flame for WoW Classic, as well as the Telix the Stormhorn flying mount, the Gargantuan Grrloc floor mount, the Festering Emerald Drake mount for WoW Classic, and all the items that will be included in the 6-month subscription offer to be announced in January 2023.
An active subscription is required to play World of Warcraft. For more information on World of Warcraft: Dragonflight: www.worldofwarcraft.com
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