Dragonriding will, for now, only work in the new Dragon Isle zones.
Of course, there will be new dungeons and a new raid to explore at launch as well.
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the more we started to realize this transcended just a couple of racial abilities," Hazzikostas said.
That started to feel like, ‘No, this is a different class.’
There is the bronze, time-bending sand magic we’ve never seen wielded by mortals.
The magic of the red and black dragonflights is different from the fire the fire mages call down.
“That’s what led us to talents, UI, and professions.”
“Things like Artifact Power, the Heart of Azeroth and so forth.
Really we just wanted to take a fundamental look at the building blocks of character customization and player progression.
A lot of the strengths are still there.
A lot of the customization, the granularity, is still there.
They want the flexibility to change between specs.
The system we are introducing in Dragonflight I really see as a best of all worlds.
Professions, too, will see major changes with the arrival of Dragonflight.
That’s part of what we would like to chase again for those who want it.”
“We don’t want to keep people waiting for too long.
But it needs to be great.”
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