With the upcoming pre-patch of the latest expansion to MMORPG World of Warcraft, Dragonflight, developer Blizzard Entertainment shared a trailer announcing a series of animated shorts. Titled Legacies, it will give players a chance to join Nozdormu, Aspect of the Bronze Dragonflight, as he travels through the history of Dragonkind. Their ancient past may hold the key to saving their uncertain future.
Dragonflight: Legacies premieres October 25th, alongside the pre-expansion patch. The snippets from the teaser show the battle of not-yet-Aspects against Galakrond, the fate of the Dracthyr and more exciting and juicy lore details.
Legacies is not the first set of animated shorts to introduce main topics of the expansion. For Mists of Pandaria, Blizzard released the Burdens of Shaohao, Warlords of Draenor were introduced in the series called Lords of War, main characters of Legion got explored in Harbingers shorts. Battle for Azeroth revealed the three main characters from unusual sides in Warbringers and, finally, Shadowlands introduced Covenants via Afterlives.
The Dragonflight pre-patch event – that will also begin on October 25 will be split into 2 phases that will run until the expansion’s release on November 28. If you want to soar through the skies in style, Blizzard also revealed discounts on draconic pets and mounts with the Dragon Pack. Those enjoying Wrath of the Lich King Classic can also add a new draconic mount to their collection on retail servers.
DRAGONFLIGHT PRE-PATCH PHASE ONE: OCTOBER 25
- Talent System Revamp – Players will be able to explore and set their new class talent trees, including the ability to save different loadouts tailored to their choice of gameplay
- Heads-up Display User Interface (HUD UI) Changes – The first phase of updates for the HUD UI revamp gives players the ability to customize the base UI including location and size of action bars, player frames, and more.
- Accessibility Features – A variety of new features that will include “press and hold” spellcasting, interact keys, gamepad support and more
- Rated Solo Shuffle – A new PVP mode that had previously been a brawl will become queueable as new rated mode joining 2v2, 3v3 and Rated Battlegrounds as a means to earn elite PVP rewards
- New Class/Race Combos: – Players selecting any playable race will be able to make a rogue, priest or mage with more selections coming online as they become available in the future
DRAGONFLIGHT PRE-PATCH PHASE TWO: NOVEMBER 15
- New Race/Class: Dracthyr Evoker
- New Zone: The Forbidden Reach
- Play through the starting zone for WoW’s newest hero class, the Dracthyr Evoker
- New Dungeon: Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr
- In-Game Events: Primal Storms
- Ward off attacks from the Primalists with new quests and world events leading into Dragonflight’s launch
