Thanks to everyone who took part in the polls and leaves comments here! Keep your eyes open, because you'll probably see yourselves in a video here soon. Maybe even this one! Either way, hope you all are enjoying DF as much as I am.
i had no second thoughts when buying this expansion, got it early and got 6 months sub, such an amazing expansion already, so much shit to do and interact with
Love the video, Love the expansion! Only real issue I have found as well as others I've played with is World quest gear being lower ilvl than your character, other than that its pretty amazing to play, it's the first time I've actually participated in PVP since vanilla and getting a bounty or hunting one is immensely fun being chased by dragon riders.
Maybe the bugs and lag in Azure Span, but that’s my only faults. I enjoy the pick your route vibe. Loving the over world bosses and events. So many different paths to choose for gearing. Have completely ignored the cobalt rep farming as I’m not trying to rush through all the content. I will say, first thing I did was become best friends with Wrathion for the black skins and the scrappy world snail. Feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface still too. Cheers
I want to also mention amazing writing for side quests in Dragonflight. This is exactly what I want WoW to be! From helping a shunned dog to find his true purpose and teaming up with Yetti to encourage little Tuskarr who lost his mom. No other quest in Shadowlands made me shed a tear and let out genuine laughter like these ones in Dragonflight. And the best part is to stumble upon them. Many quests are filled with empathy and compassion and I'm all for it. Great job quest design team! You nailed it. Please keep it up
I've really been taking my time with this xpac, i'm only level 66. Going through each zone, exploring, doing all the quests I can find, dragon races, etc. it's really been a ton of fun! And being a single dad as well, I don't have all the time in the world so being able to just hop in for a bit and have some fun in nice vibrant areas (as opposed to literal hell) has been super therapeutic for me. I can just relax and have fun, y'know? love it.
The amount of side quests that have pulled at my heartstrings has been so nice. I usually skip most side quests but with this expansion I've been doing everything.
This is the first expansion in a long time where I have wanted to take my time to absorb and explore as much as I can. Best expansion since Pandaria! Plus Dracthyr are amazing!!!!
yeah thats why i hesitate to get back into retail... even tho i see lots of positive reviews when it comes to leveling and questing i dread the fact that end game content might be ... dull :/
We're gonna start work on a DF endgame video here soon, so hopefully that can answer any questions regarding what exactly there is to do at 70. Spoiler: There's a lot. :)
@@bitten4life If they were, I'd have to legally disclose it. Alas, they are not. Consider the idea that perhaps Dragonflight is a VERY good expansion so far and people are genuinely having fun playing it.
I love how they paid attention to the open world pvp players. Bounties, bloody tokens, quests, pvp zones. Its literally fantastic for people who like to just hang out in the world and do quests without falling behind in gear. I love that the pvp gear scales for pvp content
To me, the expansion is overwhelming and that's a good thing. There is so much to do, I don't know what to focus on first other than increasing my iLevel to get ready for higher end content and raiding. SL, BFA, and Legion all felt there was a defined path to follow in order to accumulate the resources required to progress. Not so with DF. One day I feel like questing, other days doing 5 mans, other days exploring or riding my dragon around and opening up the map. With so much to do I feel I won't be bored in a month waiting for the next patch like previously.
thank you for adding the term " so far ". So far the expanssion has been great and I hope it will contineu to deliver alot of new fun content for another two years
Dragon riding is so fun, I put off leveling to go find the glyphs because the game just let me do that. And it’s account progression! Finding all the glyphs unlocked all the skills for all my other characters!
yep, when I logged on one of my 13 alts and realized I can already use my Dragon mount with all glyphs from start at lvl 60, it was just perfect... levelling alts feels so smooth and easy and fast even if you just do professions... I am just enjoying the scenery, gathering herbs and boom Ive got another level :) This expansion looks like first time I will be able to play all the alts I want without getting burned out due to the mandatory power level grind.
It is overwhelming, the amount of things they gave us to do with this expansion! That is a good thing. That being said, the only thing I would change (if I could have one wish) would be the cool down of dragonflying form "soaring ability!. As awesome as dragonflying is, I enjoy the "Soaring form" even more. It's an eternity waiting for that cool down to go off lol! Great job on this one Blizz!!
The reception of this expansion really warms my heart. I have great love for the game and am really rooting for it to succeed. Just the fact that you're saying things along the lines of "classic+ should learn with this expansion" is really nice to hear!
Correction: An Evoker charging their empowered spells doesn’t always make them more powerful. For some it just shift the damage from a DoT into more instant damage. For some it just makes then hit more targets. Both have different uses.
Take my like James, you sexy explanaitor! Always explanation stuff with accuracy! Tell me something else and I will ask you if I can have your babies, hot stuff!
I have slowed down a lot for this xpac and it's been so rewarding. There are so many charming side quests and characters, professions to level, things to discover and dragons to fly.
Another little thing I've liked is having a couple thousand "Dragon Isle Supplies," seeing a neat toy/mog/dragon customization available to buy, and just being able to do so without any sort of guilt or regret. It's so nice not to have to save up this currency because of some overpriced "sanctum upgrade" nonsense. It is so refreshing to be able to spend this new currency on something I want instead of glorified taxes.
Lol, I bought Dragonflight, but I haven't even played it yet because I haven't renewed my sub. oops! Also, Side note, I have been bitching since Legion that Demon Hunters cannot fly. If Illidan can fly, Why can't I? there's absolutely no reason Demon Hunters couldn't have a Soar like ability.
Dragonriding wouldn't be #1 without the amazing zones and how they were crafted. I was just casually flying through the zones for the first time on my way back to the Centaurd zone and I was genuinely impressed with how cool the zone design was for Azure Span and Thaldraszus.
First time in awhile a expac feels like it has heart in it . The immersion is crazy also , like just watching npcs mingle and do things with little things to interact with, I also noticed they went SO hard on letting us just ask npcs there opinions /how they feel or whats going to help with the player, I keep wording it like it as the least corporate meddling ive seen and there is a ton of creativity , also the team has been super receptive on wanting to not make the game feel like its forcing people to play
Saw a painting in a forest somewhere during a quest, could interact to "finish this masterpiece". Have no idea what it did, but I liked it. Some mystery.
As someone who absolutely refused to heal before, I am currently maining Preservation Evoker. It’s just that much fun. The whole time magic/rewind aesthetic alone got me hooked into this spec. Though I do agree that mana is a slight issue at a higher level, it doesn’t take away the fact that it’s just legit fun to play, even if it’s not the strongest heal spec out there.
@@kye4216 Done that so many times, but still feel crappy at the end of it when it start sucking. So this time i'm just skipping that. Hopfully it can retain the players and be good all through the exp
The alt friendly is the best thing for me as I'm a altholic but also have work / family now so my time is limited. I'm level 67 I'm so glad it doesn't take that long compared to other expansions to level to max level. I've only done the story line quests for now and I'm loving it.
There's so much to do, loads of side quests, a massive area to explore, and storylines waiting for you to find them. It's not just about dungeons, raiding or getting geared up, it's a out being immersed in the whole lore which is present every time you turn a corner, or ride your dragon over a peak. I have an Evoker, but my main is a hunter who I am playing right now, but from the bit I've played I found them lovely characters to play. The professions are updated and amazing. And you have go places and learn things to advance which is great. My hunter is an alchemist and herbalist.
I knew that Dragonflight was something special when I, by pure accident because I mismanaged vigor while trying to fly out of the Green Dragon area, ran into a bar for 4 legged creatures to speed date Watching dryads mingling with drakonids and all of them shunning me because I have 2 legs was the funniest thing I found in the game in a long time
maybe because this zone was planned to be added back in vanilla (not as a separate expansion but then blizzard learned that they can charge additional money every couple of years and decided to just start adding expansions rather than features). The island was even reachable but never finished. Still riding on the good ideas of the first team i see.
I like that we as players come to this world and the leaders of each help us fight, you can see every dragon fight in the sky. Do you guys remember BFA, when Genn stood afk in Boralus for 2 years?, it's awesome it's not only we who fights.
Dragonflight has been the first expansion I don't immediately go to Icy Veins for levelling/endgame build (since IVs release) I don't care if my arms warrior may be underperforming because damnit it was my choice and what I like Big agree on Dragonriding being the best feature so far, I have not used a flight path once on the isles. Only things I wish for from it atm, is old world riding (obv), an air brake button (like a full or quick slow down so I can do cool landings at my destination without slamming into the ground), and a hover button, maybe one that slowly drains vigor so that its still an active skill
Been holding back, waiting for it all to crumble again. But, I think I have seen and heard enough, im gonna buy DF for myself tonight. Thanks for the info 🤙
I wonder how much of the praise is just because its being compared to the two stinker expacs that came before it. I wonder how it would have been received if this one came on the heels on Legion instead of Shadowlands
I love Dragonflight so far. I haven’t had the uncontrollable urge to play WoW all day long for so long now. So far that magic that WoW has back in the day that got me hooked is back.
My job doesn’t give me the best schedule to play, but I’m working on my second level 70. And Dracthyr just aren’t doing it for me. I’ve tried, and I still have one, but… I also really like how professions have gone. It’s pretty neat and one helluva time sink! The talent system is great! Like with classic and tbc, you have choice, but you're not soft-locked into just one set of talents to have a capable build. I hated dragonriding AT FIRST. Then, I just went and collected all of the glyphs, and it has made things WAY better. Pretty thrilling, actually, when you leave ambient audio up. The dragon races are getting me though. That stuff gets intense!
My fav thing is that, you hit lvl 70, buy green items in AH and you are good to go. No torgast, no legendaries, no talismans. Just get max lvl and go do your thing.
Dragon riding is addicting, and I know I'm not the only one who's never used a flight path at all since launch. Lol playing the Targaryen theme in the background while collecting glyphs is a beautiful experience. Fingers crossed for fire breathing abilities in the future.
Out of all of these, professions would have to be #1. The updated system looks like it can be improved on and continue to get updated into the next xpac. I’m gonna be devils advocate and say Dragonriding isn’t that big a deal. It is fun, but I don’t see how they would keep this feature going forward. I’ve seen some ppl say “ just make all flying mounts dragonriding “, would never work because we have flying mounts that are jellyfish, worms, discs, etc. If they do another similar feature in the next xpac, well then I guess my regular mounts will just be collecting more dust.
the ONLY thing i dislike about the whole expansion is just the new drakes. I love that they kept whelp forms and full-size dragons new yet similar & clearly upgraded ones of their old classic forms (which were great imo) but the drake just feels so different and "off" to me-
I feel like what we got back, was like vanilla and BC, Blizzard built a world with stuff to do and set us free to figure it out. Since WOTLK, there was a list of chores you had to spend all day every day doing to be accepted into any end game content. It's nice to play a game for enjoyment.
I love the Evoker but I really suck at playing mine. I'm using Preservation when I play solo but switch to Devastation in Dungeons because I'm not confident I can do a good job...
When it comes to the leveling experience, I think this is the most fun I have had since WoD. Yes WoD overall was not good, but it had an amazing leveling experience with loads of treasures, amazing zones with some cool stories. The garrison was amazing at first, and such a great addition to the leveling experience. Now we got dragonriding which just feels awesome, but also what I think are the best designed zones in WoW. They are gorgous, but also so big and spectacular to witness, they are also designed much more vertically than previous expansions, which makes them so much more interesting. The world feel a lot more alive now, they have really added some much needed detail to the world, interesting oddities to find, animals doing things besides just standing still or walking about. So far I have not exactly gotten the feel of crafting, I like that it has been actually usefull for me during leveling and when I reached max level. Something I have not really felt since WotLK or something like that. I am having a hard time figuring out what to specialize in though, which is why I can't really say for sure what if I like the crafting system. I do wish they made some more unique stuff for crafters, cosmetic gear or anything that makes them a lot more attractive to people. Like this was a perfect opportunity to give leather workers the ability to craft some cosmetic quivers or something like that. Just reskinned armor and weapons is not interesting enough for it to be viable items for long. For me the Evoker is the most disappointing part of the faction, I just think it basically goes against the MMO genre, I mean why on earth would you make a class and a race that does barely have visible armor and gear? The prime purpose of an MMO like this is getting new loot and most importantly, shiny and cool looking new loot. What motivation is there to even play an Evoker when you don't get anything new? They will always be restricted to the lacking character creation options and some belts and shoulder pads. The class may play well, but I will probably never really touch it. Dragonriding is so far the most fun feature for sure, but I am a bit confused by its inclusion. DId they not say we would not get any borrowed power, so this mount system needs to continue on with newer expansions or people will be pissed off. And one major issue is that it has made all the hundreds of older mounts obsolete and useless. Going back to old content without the new mounts is frankly a painful experience. They really need to add this type of flying to all the previous flying mounts. Why should I care about getting a new mount drop when I can't even use it in the new expansion?!
Glad you're still kicking Nixxiom! I'm really happy you're making quality content as always. I doubt you remember me from like 5 years ago Twitch, my username was Remis
The best thing for my was to get dragonriding and immediately looking for all the glyphs. I got them at level 62/63. I felt like I hacked the and it was amazing
I'd like to see how people will feel in let's say 3-4 months I want to come back but time will tell if it's a good expansion. We just dedicated a part of our souls in the game and we always want to come back.
I mean, if for last two expansions cycles people were forced to eat litteral frostings cover feces presented as content then a new expansions that offers basic butter white bread toast would be like a breath of fresh air.
I'm still waiting to see what comes from this exapnsion, personally. After Shadowlands I pretty much lost interest in the game not just because of the content but the direction the lote went in. So far it's good to see people are happy with the expansion and if it keeps getting better maybe i'll be back for some raids
l'm strictly a navy seal type worgen survival hunter and have been honing that exact race/class/spec for a decade I could beat ya in a duel in my sleep on auto pilot. The DPS evoker got me hooked for real I never wanted to ever make alts even. The world explore part is crazy. Doing animal rescue, cooking outdoor, finding that awesome fishing spot, jamming with the tuskar and the savage Kodiak grizzlies. The hunter clans competition playing a "hunter" against og hunters that call ya 2 foot is hilarious. Dude I had a weird clump of fox coyote wolf dragon pups on my head fighting off the big bad ice people to bring them back to their mama. My worgen went into raging anger fit parental instincts n all n went to town on the poor NPC mob like I was in an arena fighting off a group of farming elites. I never had that drive on me before. Like hero instincts dialed up to 1000 this time. The healer n druid healing that dragon coyote is so glinean night elf prolly the best ever quest for a home sick worgen. So much to look forward to. Shadow lands was just pure toxic abuse trauma this is just the healing we needed.
DF is good because it's not bad. That's honestly the simplest answer. No mandatory chores is the most important lesson DF finally got right. Dragonriding, mainly optional reps, profession updates, outdoor content etc. are nice garnish
Professions are great but we need some way to reset knowledge for people who made mistakes while adding points. They only need to make it reset recipes, skill to lvl1 and cost 100k gold and it won't be exploitet
Really enjoying DF I stopped playing in BFA because it just wasn't fun. DF is a breath of fresh air. Its just plain enjoyable haven't had this much fun since WotLK. I'm also enjoying the revamped leveling after getting my main to 70 I rolled a Warrior and am leveling through just to see the process. Also the thing that brought a tear to my eye was the Talent Trees I feel like we have choices again it just feels awesome. Well done Blizzard!
I started playing wow in legion was my very first expansion and dragon flight has been the best experience like the customization with the talents and just being able to customize and how I want to build my character it's just something I always wanted in legion
The closest WoW expansion I can liken DF to is MoP - that expansion was a breath of fresh air as well and it felt so grounded and classic. I loved exploring the zones in MoP especially with the treasures that could be found. DF seems to have taken that feeling and expounded on it greatly with the inclusion of Dragonriding it helps to open up exploration in the new lands. Kudos Blizzard, I had serious doubts that it could be pulled off after the terrible Shadowlands but so far (I'm not 70 yet!) I'm thoroughly enjoying my time.
It looks good, but after the smelling turds we got with BFA and SL, I can't move myself to pay 50 bucks for a WoW expansion. I'll get it when it's on sale some day.
I love not being time gated by grinding rep and the professions are amazing! The zones are unmatched. Dragon riding is amazing. Rock climbing is fun and completely new.
One of the things that has always bothered me with Blizzard and Warcraft is that with every new xpack, they scratch everything and start over for the new xpack, whether it was things that worked or not. I really, reeeeaaallly hope that they take what works in DF and continue to expand on it and move it foreword into subsequent expansions. Love it so far.
Yes it's the best expansion ever so far. Everything apart from balancing is the best it has ever been and all the new features have been great to excellent.
I enjoyed my time getting to max level and gearing my character, but part of me is not looking forward to getting on that gearing threadmill and DPS race again. Maybe I'll roll a healer and gear slowly.
It's the most chill expansion since a long time for me but I would hold my horses before calling it the best because once we hit next reset rares/WQ/obsidian rep becomes irrelevant, idk about professions yet but all we will have left is m+ and raids. Everything depends on what blizzard will deliver in x.5 and full patches.
I have been playing wow for since vanilla and Dragon flight feels better than the vanilla days of wow. I sincerely mean that and I am sure other people do as well . I am hooked again, excited to wake up and go to Azeroth in the morning and after work. It's a real world that I look forward to being a part of each day. I've got to hurry I can't wait to get back in the dragon isles IT IS AMAZING!
Most of us Not even level 70 yet? Bruh.. I got Dragonflight Lore-Master and Explorer Achievements - Done all the Dungeons on Mythic Twice and got 2 factions at Renown 13 and the funny thing is I am behind some other MONSTERS are way more advanced in the renown and the rep farming! 😁 However I totally agree with you about the Expansion IT IS THE BEST!
It's fair to be skeptical of the future content but luckily WoW has for the most part has always had incredible Raids (Castle Nathria from SL is one of my favorite raids in any MMO ever) so if they're going to put effort into making the raids even better then we should be good on that front; I just hope they keep the story as chill and enjoyable as it is and stay away from the "Avengers but in Azeroth" formula they've been doing since WoD
One thing Blizzard didnt do good with Drakthyrs is giving them a CD on their Soar ability and not allowing them to actually use themselves for dragonflying in Dragon islands the same way a dragon mount works... thats just a shame as I am having ZERO reason to actually use this class ability at all due to the facts above.
