

It's a very different way of getting around Azeroth and Blizzard's developers talked about how momentum and gravity are coming into play with dragon riding, with all new animations for diving and barrel rolling around the Isles. Unlike flight as it exists in WoW so far, dragonriding is a bit more involved. Having to re-unlock it on subsequent characters would not be terribly compelling." The convenience of traversal felt like one of those things-that's only fun to go in one direction. "We've talked about the philosophy of what should be character-specific progression, what should be progression that you, the human behind the keyboard, are making across your accounts. WoW's game director, Ion Hazzikostas, has also confirmed that dragonriding unlocks will be account-wide. Blizzard explained that this mount is customizable with different appearance unlocks (snouts, horns, colours, and more) and talent trees for making them fly further and faster. You'll also have access to dragonriding, along with your own customizable dragon mount. (Image credit: Blizzard) Dragonriding looks way better than flyingĭragonflight is really into dragons, so much that you won't just be able to play as one. Blizzard also mention an old civilization of Centaurs living in the Isles. The walrus-like Tuskarr are making a return appearance as well. The half-giant elemental Djaradin are old enemies of the dragons. In addition to dragons themselves, there are several other mortal races that you'll run into on the Isles. No points for guessing that the elemental energy of dragons isn't staying dormant much longer. Long ago, the sundering of Azaroth into its continents sent magic into a dormant state that forced dragonkind to leave the Isles behind. During the reveal stream, Blizzard explained that the Dragon Isles were the center of the dragon kingdom when the world was new. The Dragon Isles were always a mysterious part of WoW's lore, and now you'll be flying face-first into all its ancient secrets.

It's divided into four new zones: Waking Shores, Ohn’ahran Plains, Azure Span, and the ancient Thaldraszus, the home of the new capital city Valdrakken. The new area coming in the Dragonflight expansion is the Dragon Isles, the homeland of dragonkind. (Image credit: Blizzard) WoW: Dragonflight's new zones and story
