With Dragonflight, World of Warcraft receives its 9th expansion and once again 10 levels that you need to climb to the new endgame. MeinMMO reveals how long you will approximately need for this.
This is how long it takes to reach level 70: MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus was able to test the currently running Dragonflight alpha together with Marylin Marx from GameStar beforehand. However, we only had one area available and we played from level 65-68.
For the 3 levels, we needed roughly 5 hours. From playing, we can therefore deduce that the path to level 70 will take about 15-20 hours. However, this depends on several factors, such as:
- Are you playing in a group? We were always just two.
- Are you reading the quest texts thoroughly? We skipped most of them.
- Which class are you playing? With 2 DPS classes, it goes quite quickly.
- How many other players are around and fighting with you for quest mobs? It was empty for us.
- Are you completing dungeons along the way? No instances were available for us during the test.
- How good are you at dragon riding, the new feature of Dragonflight? Skilled riders reach distant places faster.
You can see alpha gameplay of dragon riding in the video here:
If you are particularly fast, you might even finish in 10 hours. If you prefer to take your time or master the dungeons along the way, it can take considerably longer. You can find Mary’s assessment of Dragonflight on GameStar.
How much story is in Dragonflight? The pure campaign quests made up about a quarter to a third of the tasks in our test. We had already completed the story in the Azure Mountains before reaching level 68 and still had 4 quest hubs open.
More than just the campaign – The contents of Dragonflight
How much is in the new addon? After reaching level 70, a plethora of further activities will be available to you – “endless amounts,” as Product Director Pat Dawson mentioned in the interview. We have identified 8 dungeons so far and one raid, although we have not tested any of them yet.
In addition to dragon riding as a new feature, the Dracthyr Evokers come into play as a new class. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has played the Evoker for 7 hours and is excited about the new class.
You can find more information about the Evokers in our special and gameplay recorded in the video from the alpha:
However, Dragonflight aims to do without so-called “borrowed power.” Instead, the expansion focuses on traditional content like talent trees, which are set to return for everyone. You can find everything about the contents of Dragonflight in our overview article here.
When does Dragonflight launch? The release of the new expansion is still scheduled for 2022. An exact date is yet to be announced, but many fans are discussing late November. This would also coincide with sales for the Christmas season.
Whether Dragonflight is coming too early or too late is also a hotly debated topic. In the podcast, we explain this question in more detail:
Until Dragonflight is released, WoW Shadowlands will first receive one last season and at some point in the future, the Classic version of the 2nd addon Wrath of the Lich King will also be released. So there’s still a bit to do for everyone waiting for Dragonflight.
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