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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Review



World of Warcraft: Dragonflight reviewed on PC by Leana Hafer.

Dragonflight reignites the sense of wonder and exploration that originally drew me to World of Warcraft, for about the first 30 or 40 hours. Beyond that, it definitely starts to feel a bit threadbare. Dragon riding is fun as hell, and I love the design of the new zones. But this expansion’s back-to-basics approach is very much a double-edged sword. I won’t burn out as fast because there aren’t a million things to do every day just to keep up like there were in Shadowlands. But at the same time, I don’t feel like there’s enough to do that’s genuinely interesting once I’ve cleared all the very well-written side quests. An excellent new crafting system is gated behind mind-numbing amounts of mindless grinding for resources, in addition to weekly caps, which feels like a double jeopardy situation. I like Dragonflight, but I fell out of love with it not long after hitting max level. I really hope Blizzard looks at this as a rebuilding year for WoW, and doesn’t hesitate to iterate on some of the inventive ideas in Shadowlands that were maybe only a step or two away from being great.

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43 Comments

  1. Lmao. The quests they thought were "WoW at it's finest" are literally the most boring and dry quests in the game. Here, sit on a ledge and read NPC text for 10 minutes straight. Great stuff… NOT!

  2. Easily the worst review IGN has ever done. Never use this source again. A lot of misinformation. This dude did side quests and reviewed the expansion. Doesn’t know how to efficiently farm materials either.

  3. Maybe because Shadowlands was so disappointing that Dragonflight feels so refreshing, and therefore maybe my opinion is biased. But this is really a bad take on what is in my opinion, one of the best expansions in WoW history since Legion.

  4. Step backwards from Shadowlands ummm are you high reviewer? Shadowlands was crap and caused so many to leave the game. This expansion has more open world this to do. Yes it has world quests that refresh once pre week, rares that spawn, dailies to do and open world events on a timer. These are short events are nice change from the long invasions will long cool downs a chance for gear is nice for those that don’t like the M+ or raiders groups. The return of the talent trees is nice to. One of the down sides of this expansion is crafting and the lack of crafting orders. Best part is FLYING from the start of the expansion, no more ground mounts. So ign this review is your Shadowlands for me goodbye.

  5. This mate says he played for about 30-40hrs but his knowledge and understanding of the game says he played for a solid 5mins and then read a few misinformed blogs…

    Also, why tf does he sound like he's holding his nose closed when he talks

  6. How is dragon riding begging for controller support? Lmao. This is one of the most bogus reviews I've ever seen. Dude doesn't know what he's talking about.

  7. Lol igns reviews of wow are always terrible. Imagine saying one of your favorite things in the game is sitting on a ledge doing nothing listening to an npc tell you his lifestory. Another horrible review from a mega casual.

  8. IGN has no actual WoW players on staff and it shows. This is the best expansion in a long long time and almost everyone I've talked to in game would give it at least an 8 if not a 9 or 10. What a joke.

  9. Wtf? Why does he keep trying to make points without actually substantiating anything with evidence, facts or even an opinion. He just says things and then makes no follow up point to conclude his arguments. What a silly review from a silly boy. This Xpac is much better then Shadowlands.

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