World of Warcraft News Roundup – Dragonflight Beta Now Live
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The latest official news roundup for World of Warcraft lets us know that the game's upcoming Dragonflight expansion has entered beta. We're also told about the game's latest UI revamp and some balance changes. And on the Classic side of things, we're reminded about the Wrath of the Lich Classic pre-patch and told a thing or two about the Death Knight class and some of WotLK's high-level areas.
Here's a quick overview of the bigger items:
Welcome to the latest World of Warcraft news and update roundup. Read on to learn what’s happening in the Shadowlands, Dragonflight, and WoW Classic.
DRAGONFLIGHT NEWS AND DEVELOPMENT
THE WORLD OF WARCRAFT: DRAGONFLIGHT BETA TEST
The World of Warcraft®: Dragonflight beta test begins today! Over the course of the test, we’ll be inviting community veterans, press, fansites, and friends and family to check out the upcoming expansion and give us feedback. Learn more on how to get started here.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT ®: DRAGONFLIGHT HUD AND UI REVAMP
With the Dragonflight update, we’re making sweeping changes to World of Warcraft’s HUD and UI from the ground up. Our aim is to provide a clutter-free layout and allow players to customize their HUD to better fit their individual needs. Read more about these changes in our article.
DRAGONFLIGHT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE POSTS ON THE FORUMS (ENGLISH ONLY)WOW CLASSIC NEWS AND DEVELOPMENT
- Dragonflight beta, upcoming balance druid changes [Learn More]
THE WRATH OF THE LICH KING CLASSIC™ PRE-PATCH NOW LIVE!
Ominous portents gust in on icy winds blowing into Azeroth from the cold lands of Northrend. The Lich King’s undead forces are on the move, and heroes are needed once more to stem the tide of the Scourge before it’s too late. Read up on everything you need to know in our article.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT®: WRATH OF THE LICH KING CLASSIC™ - BUILDING DEATH KNIGHTS
In this episode of Building Azeroth, Wrath of the Lich King® Game Director Tom Chilton and Principal Game Designer Kris Zierhut take us on a journey beyond the grave into the making of World of Warcraft’s first iconic hero class—the Death Knight. Watch the entire episode here.
WRATH CLASSIC ZONE GUIDE: THE STORM PEAKS AND ICECROWN
Two ice-entombed zones, The Storm Peaks and Icecrown, beckon fearless champions on their journey to face the Lich King. Learn all you need to know to prepare yourselves to bring the fight to the Lich King and a stop to his vicious plans when you read our article.
CLASSIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE POSTS ON THE FORUMS (ENGLISH ONLY):
- Current developer thoughts and direction for some changes in future raid content of Wrath Classic [Learn More]
- Some engineering items won’t be usable in Wrath Classic Arenas [Learn More]
- Regarding the recent WoW Classic suspensions and policies for AFKing in Battlegrounds [Learn More]
