World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Enters Alpha
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World of Warcraft's Dragonflight expansion is supposed to be going live later this year. Which means now is as good time is any for it to be entering a playable alpha state. You can find more on how to get in on the early action over here.
Beyond that, we also have this article on the MMORPG's website that rounds up a heap of recent World of Warcraft news, including a quick look at Dragonflight's new Dracthyr race, a preview of The Azure Span area, some fresh info about the game's professions, and more.
Here's an overview of the main items:
This week in World of Warcraft, players are making their way to Azure Span as the Dragonflight alpha begins. Check out some of the articles that will give you a closer look at Dragonflight—including a look at dracthyr customizations, a zone preview of Azure Span, a new professions system, and more.
In case you missed it, we're also excited to (officially) welcome Proletariat to Blizzard. You can find the full press release on the announcement here.
Dragonflight News and Development
THE WORLD OF WARCRAFT: DRAGONFLIGHT ALPHA TEST HAS BEGUN
The World of Warcraft®: Dragonflight alpha test has begun! Throughout the testing, we'll invite community veterans, press, fansites, friends, and family to check out the upcoming expansion and give us feedback. Learn more here.
DRAGONFLIGHT PREVIEW: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DRACTHYR
The new Dracthyr race provides a variety of features to customize your character, including bold horn options, a diverse palette of colors to choose from, and more.
In this preview, we show off more choices available for you to fully express your Dracthyr form.
DRAGONFLIGHT ZONE PREVIEW: THE AZURE SPAN
The Azure Span is one of the largest zones created in World of Warcraft to date and offers the greatest visual elevation change players will see in the Dragon Isles.
Take a peek at this ancient frost-touched land and explore the snowy peaks, misty forests, and icy tundra in this zone preview.
DRAGONFLIGHT TALENT PREVIEWS
Dragonflight provides an opportunity for some major updates to classes in World of Warcraft with the re-introduction of talent trees. In these previews, we take a first look at the Hunter and Rogue, and Priest class prototype trees.
DRAGONFLIGHT PREVIEW: PROFESSIONS
With Dragonflight development in full swing, you will soon get a chance to try out the new and updated profession system in World of Warcraft.
In this preview, the development team takes you further into the new profession updates and what it means for crafting in Dragonflight. To learn more about the new crafting stations and equipment becoming available in Dragonflight, you'll want to check out this preview.
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