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We want to tell you how the news matters to you -- not just as a decision-maker at a game studio, but also as a fan of games. Dracthyr is a new draconic race that also has a humanoid form. Level 70 will be the new cap. Dragon riding is a new feature that gives players a new way to fly on a customizable companion. It is also revamping the MMO’s user interface and crafting systems. Dragonflight is adding a new playable race and class.

The future of World of Warcraft has been revealed during Blizzard's expansion reveal livestream, and there is a lot of content for players to play.

Both the ninth expansion and the next iteration of classic seem like a lot of content for World of Warcraft fans to enjoy, and in May Blizzard will be revealing the first Warcraft mobile game in an attempt to expand the Warcraft franchise even more. While World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was the main focus of the event, Blizzard did take some time to announce the next phase of the Classic experience. Along with Dracthyr, the Dragon Isles, a professions overhaul, and talent trees, Blizzard is finally updating the basic UI of World of Warcraft. For years, players have relied on downloadable add-ons to improve the 18-year-old UI, but Blizzard is finally upgrading it to a more modern feel. Many rumors believed that the new class for the expansion would be Dark Rangers, but instead, Blizzard revealed a new class and race hybrid called Dracthyr. These Dracthyr are very similar to Worgen, except instead of turning into wolves, the Dracthyr turn into humanoid dragons. Not much is known about the specific story beats, but players will be allying with the aspects once more to help them stop the rise of their ancient enemy. The majority of that proved to be false, but that did not mean that the event was short on content.

Blizzard has announced World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, a new expansion with the new Dracthyr race and Evoker class, as well as several zones in the Dragon ...

Professions are getting a massive upgrade in the form of work orders, which will allow players to recruit each other more easily to create items, as well as new profession equipment, and a new specialization system. To do this, players will journey to the Dragon Isles, which will be split up into five different zones. Players can also navigate the Dragon Isles through the air using Dragonriding, which seems to be somewhere between gliding and flying.

Dragonflight adds a new playable race to Blizzard's long-standing MMO.

Blizzard also revealed Dragonflight will see changes like the game’s “largest talent system revamp yet,” improvements to the HUD, and new crafting and profession systems. To that end, players will be tasked with becoming dragonriders and making use of four new drake mounts to navigate the world. Blizzard pulled back the curtain on the next chapter in World of Warcraft in a developer livestream Tuesday, and it’s all about dragons.

Dragonriding will allow players to fly as soon as they start World of Warcraft's newly announced Dragonflight expansion. Players will also get their own ...

We really like giving players those options to individualize not only their own character, but how they’re moving around the world and what kind of mount that they’re choosing to take through and explore these ancient runes with them.” “We’ve tried to make spaces that are bigger that really take advantage of that and make it a lot more fun. Players will hop on top of Drakes, who can then flap their wings to gain extra height and slowly fly, using their momentum to carry them forward.

At long last, the rumored dragon-themed World of Warcraft expansion is upon us. Blizzard has announced that the ninth expansion for its long-running MMORPG ...

Sign-ups for the alpha and beta for Dragonflight will soon be live on the official WoW website. Most notably, the talent system is getting an overhaul as well to allow players to allocate points into talent trees both for their class and specialization at every level. Not only will the Dragon Isles allow players to be dragons, but every player will be able to ride them as well.

The ninth expansion for World of Warcraft has been revealed. Here's what you need to know about WoW: Dragonflight.

It’s called the Dracthyr Evoker, and features a whole new set of specialisations and empowered abilities. In the meantime be sure to take a look at our article on how World Of Warcraft’s Mythic raid was completed after an 18-day race. Blizzard just announced the ninth expansion for World of Warcraft. It’s called World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, and introduces a new race and class, new area as well as rideable dragon mounts. As the Dragon Isles awaken, so too do old feuds and long-dormant threats.’ There are millions of possible combinations to choose from, no two Drakes are the same. No release date was given for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight during its reveal.

The Dracthyr are a new race and class combo in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight and players can customize two forms for them. There are also new profession ...

As silly as it sounds, some of the biggest splashes in the game can happen when the developers add things like the ability to put on a backpack, or take off a shirt. It remains to be seen whether player races who aren’t Dracthyr will get new cosmetic options. Much like worgen, Dracthyr will be able to customize both forms by picking another race to mimic in the mortal form.

Blizzard announced World of Warcraft: Dragonflight on Tuesday, revealing a new talent system that evokes the trees of old-school World of Warcraft.

What are some of the coolest things we have, and let’s put it in a talent tree so that players can make some choices and get those cool things back.” After nearly a decade of very rigid selection process — Holinka said you currently make “about seven choices about your character” — and no major Azerite, Artifact, or Covenant-adjacent system in Dragonflight, the talent rework is looking to be the most significant change in the expansion. While players won’t be able to put points into multiple specializations like in the Wrath of the Lich King, the new system does allow for customization and hybridization. With the new trees, players will be able to expand and customize their classes to fit their needs. Back in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Blizzard replaced the original tree-based talent system for a small group of very powerful skills players could choose from. But outside of the fancy new content, Blizzard will also be focusing on revamping older systems with Dragonflight. More specially, the much maligned talent tree will see its first major overhaul in nearly a decade.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, its ninth expansion, has officially been revealed and promises to shake up the formula of the 18-year-old game.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is preparing to bring World of Warcraft back to its roots and give players more customization. Another major feature of Dragonflight will be Dragonriding. Players ally themselves with the dragonflights and learn how to fly through the air like never before. Players will spend the majority of their time in Dragonflight on the new set of zones called the Dragon Isles. These islands are the ancient home of the dragonflights, and are comprised of five different zones. Players will be able to choose if their Dracthyr will join the Horde or Alliance. One of the largest features to come with Dragonflight is the class and race hybrid known as Dracthyr. It has been two expansions since World of Warcraft received a new class, and the Dracthyr seem to be taking this concept to the next level. Dragonflight is set to shake up much of the World of Warcraft formula in hopes that it can revitalize the game.

Along with these, there are plenty of new additions to WoW movement when it comes to flying. Now with a ton of new dragons, you'll be able to fly through the ...

Along with these changes, a new system called Dragonriding will come to the game. But with all these new additions fans may be wondering, when will Dragonflight launch? This magic-wielding class will be available to play as the game’s new dragon-inspired race, the Dracthyr.

World of Warcraft's latest expansion, Dragonflight, will add its first new ranged class since the game launched 18 years ago. We spoke to Blizzard about how ...

Ultimately, much of how the Evoker will work in World of Warcraft is unclear. And so it feels like, in order to really deliver that fantasy of being a dragon in the world of Warcraft, [allowing for only one race to play the class] was a necessary step.” As far as the Preservation healing spec, Holinka said the goal is to always find a niche while still allowing them to be competitive in raids and dungeons. The Evoker class is the first ranged class Blizzard has ever added to World of Warcraft. All the other post-release classes — Death Knights, Monks, and Demon Hunters — are melee-focused. As a single class and race combo, the Evoker sacrifices the pure customization that WoW has always had for something else entirely: synergy. World of Warcraft: Dragonflight will finally take players to the long-awaited Dragon Isles. Here, they’ll meet up with a recently-awakened species called the Dracthyr — dragon people who can transform into humans at will.

The Dracthyr are a race of dragon/humanoid hybrids that can only be coupled with the Evoker class. This is the first time Blizzard has ever done this for WoW, ...

Each spell has a prismatic effect that combines the colors of all the Aspects before firing, with Red Magic spell Pyre only changing to crimson when it gets close to the enemy. Not only will the Dracthyr have their awesome dragon forms, but they'll also be able to transform into a humanoid alternative. The Dracthyr are a race of dragon/humanoid hybrids that can only be coupled with the Evoker class.

One notable change between the original version of Wrath of the Lich King is that Blizzard won't add the Dungeon Finder tool. WoW Classic head Brian Birmingham ...

All Burning Crusade players have to advance to the (not-so-new) expansion. WoW Classic head Brian Birmingham gave this reason behind that decision to IGN: The Burning Crusade was released a scant year ago, so Blizzard is moving WoW Classic forward at a relatively rapid pace.

While Wrath of the Lich King Classic will launch this year, there are no Cataclysm plans. Ryan Galloway. Image via Activision Blizzard.

Whether or not that’s Cataclysm or something else in the future is something we have not decided today, and we definitely want to hear feedback from the community.” “We’re trying to find that balancing point where we can preserve the Classic feeling and still make sure that we’re giving people new things to do,” Birmingham said. During today’s new expansion presentation, it was announced that Classic would be entering the Lich King expansion later this year.