Ion Hazzikostas answered questions from HazelNuttyGames about: dragon flight† Might, Talents, Renown, Dragonflight, Houses and Mythic+ are covered. Find the most interesting information below.
power
- dragon flight will have less specific power systems, in response to player feedback, with the talent system overhaul replacing the customization and flexibility players have previously seen in systems like Covenants.
- There are no dragon flight specific abilities in this expansion.
- The talent system will expand further in future expansions, although, as in the past, this will likely only be feasible for more than a few expansions – that’s a future issue.
- That’s not to say that specific power will be gone forever – even gear and class sets are a form of power that is constantly being replaced or omitted by players on a new level or expansion. , and the developers don’t want to close the door completely. on the idea of patch-specific theme systems.
talent
- The developers are not planning any legendaries similar to shadow countries†Legion for dragon flightwith this tweak available in the talent system instead.
- A unique legendary like the Sylvanas arc can always be added when the theme lends itself to it.
- The team wants to make the talent trees available before Alpha so that players can browse and share their feedback.
fame
- Reputation hasn’t changed much since 2005 and there isn’t much insight into how reputation is earned and what rewards are available.
- Renown has addressed many of these issues, offering a smoother and more elegant version of measured and steady progression, with visible goals that players can achieve at their own pace.
- Earning fame doesn’t necessarily come through structured weekly missions like shadow countriesbut through more open objectives.
- There will be cosmetics and usable gear for wingers who are not Mythic+ or raiding, but no power beyond what is available elsewhere.
dragon ride
- Dracthyrs have access to a basic form of dragonflies with their own wings, but the “enhanced versions players earn through dragonflies” require the use of the dragon companion.
- This also allows Dracthyrs to have a dragon companion like all other races, and all the visual adaptations that come with it.
- Dracthyrs using dragon riding will use their humanoid form, because ‘a dragon riding a dragon would be weird’.
- Dracthyrs can fly outside of dragon islands without a mount, but this feels more like an enhanced form of gliding than real flight.
- Dragonflight is not intended to reduce feature or number of regular mounts – Dragon Islands will have many new mounts available to players.
- Dragonflight will not replace the regular mounts, but will be there for covering long distances or reaching hard-to-reach areas, while regular rides will still use the existing mount collection.
- The upgrades you get over time will help you reach higher places or get back to the city quickly.
- Motion sickness and accessibility take center stage, tested in-house.
- Players with negative effects must be able to adjust camera controls and disable certain effects in order to use the system.
Houses
- Player housing is a huge project that will likely require multiple expansions to reach the level players demand and earn.
- ‘It would take a raid tier’ is somewhat true: the garrison of Warlords of Draenor were limited to Alliance and Horde versions due to the amount of time and resources required to create variations.
- The developers understand that many players are interested in this feature, and there is always interest in the development team, but it is a large project that is difficult to put together.
Mythical+
- Season 4 of shadow countries is an example of Mythic+ for dragon flightwith different dungeons every season.
- dragon flight offers 8 dungeons at launch, featuring a Mythic+ Season 1 with 4 dungeons from dragon flight and 4 dungeons from previous expansions (probably not shadow countries because it is too recent).
- Season 2 continues into the other 4 dungeons of dragon flight and 4 other ancient dungeons.
- The idea is to keep things new every season rather than replaying the same dungeons and getting the same items for 18 months.
Several
- Exact numbers have yet to be determined, but Dracthyrs are a mid-range class, unlike Hunters who have more long ranges, something between 25 and 30. Directional spells will likely have (long) range standard, but abilities like breaths will likely be somewhat shorter. The idea is that raids don’t have to adapt to accommodate this.
- Archeology requires work. The developers are not happy about this. While collecting artifacts and exploring history is the theme of exploring the dragon islands, the Archeology Excavation minigame is not planned. The team wants to do something better with it in the future.
- There’s a new volley of battle pets to tame, capture and add to your collection, as well as new outdoor challenges, but nothing “special” planned dragon flight† The developers want to improve PvP, with the idea of ’offline’ offensive and defensive teams similar to mobile games, as one of the current challenges is to get enough players in line at the same time. Currently, this activity is not very accessible to new players. It would be interesting to improve it, but other things have priority at the moment.
