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- This article is about the Dragonflight feature. For the occupation and its lore, see Dragon rider.
Dragonriding is a new Dragonflight feature. Not merely flying on the back of a common drake, players will be able to customize their unique dragon mount (customization is available from the outset).[1] There are four base types of dragon that the player can choose from, each of which has over 50 customizations available.[2]
The flying itself is dynamic, factoring in momentum, for instance. Players can upgrade their flying skills;[1] speed is one of the attributes that can be improved.[3]
While on the Dragon Isles, Dracthyr will have a type of flying similar to dragonriding, but it will not be upgradable the way mounted dragonriding will be. Dracthyr will also be able to ride a dragon while in their visage forms.[3]
Dragonriding will be limited to the Dragon Isles.[3]
Notes
- Dragonriding was designed early on during the development of Dragonflight.[4] The introduction of dragonriding required changes to be made to the design of the Dragon Isles, such as increasing their height, and introducing cloud layers.[2]
- As of April 2022, Blizzard is considering porting dragonriding to other continents, but for now, the focus is on the Dragon Isles.[5]
References
- ^ a b 2022-04-20, World of Warcraft Expansion Reveal. YouTube, retrieved on 2022-04-20
- ^ a b 2022-04-20, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight - The Big Interview. AusGamers, retrieved on 2022-04-25
- ^ a b c 2022-04-20, WORLD OF WARCRAFT: DRAGONFLIGHT INTERVIEW WITH JACKIE WILEY AND TINA WANG. Blizzplanet, retrieved on 2022-04-22
- ^ Interview: World of Warcraft devs on creating the dracthyr and Dragonriding in WoW: Dragonflight. UnGeek. Retrieved on 2022-04-20.
- ^ Dragonflight Interview with JudgeHype - Pre-Patch Event, Dracthyr Questline, Mythic+ Rotation. WoWHead. Retrieved on 2022-05-08.
