The World of Warcraft: Dragonflight pre-expansion patch is now live

Ahead of the expansion’s release, Blizzard has announced that the World of Warcraft: Dragonflight pre-expansion patch is now live.

This new patch is just the first of two phases that aim to prepare players for their journey to the Dragon Isles.

The first phase patch includes:

• New Talent System
  • Players can now explore and set their new class talent trees, including the ability to save different loadouts tailored to their playstyle
• Heads-up Display User Interface (HUD UI) Redesign
  • The first phase of updates for the HUD UI revamp gives players the ability to customize the base UI, including the location and size of action bars, player frames, and more
• New Class/Race Combos
  • All playable races can now be a rogue, priest or mage, with more new class/race combinations coming online as they become available in the future
• Rated Solo Shuffle
  • Previously a brawl, players can now queue for this new rated PVP mode that joins 2v2, 3v3 and Rated Battlegrounds as a means to earn elite PVP rewards
• Additional Accessibility Functionality
  • A variety of new functionality has been added that includes “press and hold” spellcasting, interact keys, gamepad support, and more

To celebrate the first phase of the Dragonflight pre-expansion patch, Blizzard is releasing “Legacies”, a new series of animated shorts. You can check out the first episode here:

The animated short series is made in the same style as “Afterlives” from Shadowlands and “Warbringers” from Battle for Azeroth. The series follows follows Nozdormu, the former dragon aspect of time, on a search for clues as to what the future holds for the dragonflights.

For more information on Dragonflight along with the full patch notes, visit the World of Warcraft website.