With the next update of World of Warcraft, flying will become a bit more challenging. In the “new old” areas, you can’t just take off …
When new areas are released in World of Warcraft, there is often a no-fly zone. Flying often has to be unlocked separately here, or flying is simply not allowed at all.
In Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth, a mechanic is introduced that players are likely familiar with from the island of Mechagon. Flying is then at your own risk.
What hinders flying? In Patch 8.3, there are various invasions in Uldum and the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Servants of N’Zoth are invading here and taking over the area. Players can complete new quests, defeat rare mobs, and uncover secrets.
However, to prevent this from being completed in a matter of seconds, flying is restricted by massive enemies flying in the sky.
If they spot a player on a flying mount, they immediately take aim and attack them. This stacks a debuff on the player that slows them down progressively. If a player accumulates 10 stacks of the debuff, the monsters attack properly and deal one-hit kills – resulting in instant death.
What this looks like is shown by the streamer SoulSoBreezy:
Why are there these obstacles? The two areas “Vale of Eternal Blossoms” and “Uldum” are not new zones. Instead, they are areas where players have been able to fly for many years. Therefore, it would be somewhat strange for Blizzard to simply take this ability away from players.
Instead, there are now these flying enemies that gradually blow players out of the sky if they stay in the air on their mount for too long. This seems to be a compromise. You can still fly, but the duration is greatly limited, or you have to dodge skillfully. This keeps it exciting and the areas dangerous. You can’t simply go AFK in the air.
What do you think about this flight limitation by extremely strong enemies? Is this a good solution for old areas being used anew? Or should flying not be restricted in any way?
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