There is new information on how Blizzard envisions flying in the World of Warcraft expansion Warlords of Draenor. Apparently, they plan to introduce it only in patch 6.1 and tie it to a requirement that is still unclear.
Flying in World of Warcraft is a sensitive topic at the beginning of every expansion. This time, there was even talk of completely eliminating it. This is because it constantly brings new problems for the developers. Those who can fly out of any situation will not experience the same thrill as a pedestrian. Additionally, jump puzzles become impossible, and open PvP suffers significantly when players have enough space in the air to avoid each other. Especially in the leveling area, players lose sight of the beauty of the world when they fly brazenly over the painstakingly created landscape. For Warlords of Draenor, Blizzard will need to come up with something new.
At the beginning of the expansion, with patch 6.0, there will be no possibility of flying in Draenor, not even at the maximum level of 100. Flying will be integrated into the game only with patch 6.1 – likely after 2 months. This feels appropriate to the developers at Blizzard.
However, it is said that Blizzard is still uncertain about the conditions tied to flying: “Maybe it will be gold, maybe some sort of epic quest, or something quite simple.” They want to keep their options open at Blizzard to potentially change plans even shortly after the release. Blizzard employee and community manager Micah Wipple, better known by his forum nickname Bashiok, addressed such an inquiry in the official World of Warcraft forum.
