Want to fly around WoW’s Northend? Not yet, says Blizzard
After Blizzard officially announced World of Warcraft’s next expansion Wrath of the Lich King, players began speculating as to what new content will be available to them, particularly the possibility of having flying mounts in Northend. This is understandable, given all the advantages that come with it, not to mention the fact that mounts make characters look cooler.
During BlizzCon 2007, Blizzard confirmed that flying mounts will be available to players who are at level 75 at least. The developers reasoned that they wanted players to explore the new area first on foot to be familiar with it better instead of roaming around, totally missing its splendor and secrets.
The same was echoed by Blizzard’s Vaneras when the question popped up at the official WoW Forums. The forum moderator explained,
The reason for the potential delay in free-roaming is to allow the development team a chance to design and create exciting and interesting content which people will not simply fly over and ignore. There is a lot of work being put into quest lines, locations, event,s and more for the expansion.
Wrath of the Lich King focuses on the story of Arthas and his quest to end all life in Azeroth. A release date has yet to be confirmed by Blizzard but a pre-order listing recently appeared over at retail chain GameStop saying that the expansion will be available in November.
After Blizzard officially announced World of Warcraft’s next expansion Wrath of the Lich King, players began speculating as to what new content will be available to them, particularly the possibility of having flying mounts in Northend. This is understandable, given all the advantages that come with it, not to mention the fact that mounts make characters look cooler.
During BlizzCon 2007, Blizzard confirmed that flying mounts will be available to players who are at level 75 at least. The developers reasoned that they wanted players to explore the new area first on foot to be familiar with it better instead of roaming around, totally missing its splendor and secrets.
The same was echoed by Blizzard’s Vaneras when the question popped up at the official WoW Forums. The forum moderator explained,
The reason for the potential delay in free-roaming is to allow the development team a chance to design and create exciting and interesting content which people will not simply fly over and ignore. There is a lot of work being put into quest lines, locations, event,s and more for the expansion.
Wrath of the Lich King focuses on the story of Arthas and his quest to end all life in Azeroth. A release date has yet to be confirmed by Blizzard but a pre-order listing recently appeared over at retail chain GameStop saying that the expansion will be available in November.
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