Dragonflight is officially released today on the World of Warcraft servers, an opportunity for us to provide a brief update on the essential information about it.
[Mis à jour le 28 novembre 2022 à 17h40] World of Warcraft has sat on the throne of the MMORPG genre for 18 years, a near-undisputed dominance that has made it one of the most entrenched video game products in pop culture today. But the king of the “Meuporgs” has recently lost his grip, seeing the majority of his players shun some questionable game design and monetization decisions coming directly from Bobby Kotic’s Blizzard. As a result, far are the glory days of Wrath of the Lich King and Cataclysm and far are the 13 million monthly players subscribed to cybercafés and AOL. After an excellent Shadowlands scenario but very sluggish in its content additions, it is now the turn of the Dragonflight extension to take up the torch of a long royal line. A new extension that gives hope to veterans disappointed with a license too long exposed to the greed of its studio, and which gives us hope for a better world for Azeroth.
It’s the November 29 at midnight (Monday-Tuesday night) that Dragonflight will be made available to fans. Of course, this release will only be on PC, the exclusive platform of World of Warcraft. The formula does not change, the extension is paid for, offered in three versions that can be found at €49.99 for the Standard version (the basic game, a Drakks pet and the Drackthyr Evoker race & class), 69, €99 for the Heroic version (a level 60 token, a mount, a Murkastrasza pet) and €89.99 for the Epic version (cosmetic effects, a tiara, and a month’s subscription).
After the events that marked the Shadowlands expansion, the fall of Sylvanas Windrunner and Zovaal, our heroes are called to the Dragon Islands, a lost kingdom filled with magic and hidden treasures. There they will encounter the Dracthyr evockers, an all-new race and class of dragon-blooded humanoids who can join the ranks of the Horde and Alliance. Players will therefore be able to discover a new zone, a new race and a unique class, new dungeons and a brand new “Vault of the Incarnates” raid in this next expansion, and will see their maximum level increased from 60 to 70. But that’s not all, the talents have also been revised with the arrival of two different trees, a useful techniques tree and a specialization tree.
As at the beginning of each extension of World of Warcraft, here comes the time of the famous tier-lists. Indeed, everyone is trying to find out if their favorite class is viable, strong or simply unplayable. However, we are lucky to already have some information thanks to the pre-patch of the game recently implemented on the game’s servers. This allows us to forge a fairly reliable tier-list of the best DPS in PvE, according to their usefulness for the group or simply their ability to DPS on Mythic+ content and on raids.
Best DPS:
- S : Windwalker Monk, Affliction Warlock, Enhancement Shaman
- A : Arms Warrior, Frost Death Knight, Fire Mage, Retribution Paladin, and Beast Mastery Hunter
- B : Demon Hunter Havoc, Rogue Outlaw, Arcane Mage, Balance Druid, Unholy Death Knight, Fury Warrior, Destruction Warlock, Feral Druid
- C : Frost Mage, Assassination Rogue, Elemental Shaman, Survival Hunter
- D : Demonology Warlock, Subtlety Rogue, Shadow Priest, Precision Hunter, Evoker Devastation
The best Heals:
- S :
- A : Paladin Holy, Discipline Priest
- B : Druid Restoration, Holy Priest, Mistweaver Monk, Evoker Preservation
- C : Chaman Restoration
Best Tanks:
- S : Vengeance Demon Hunter, Protection Warrior
- A : Feral Druid, Protection Paladin, Blood Death Knight, Brewmaster Monk