In World of Warcraft: Dragonflight you have much more space in your bags. Additionally, the game provides you with a reminder when shopping without a shopping list becomes difficult…
In World of Warcraft Dragonflight the professions in the MMORPG are drastically revised. Blizzard aims to ensure that professions remain relevant throughout the entire expansion and once again become an integral part of the gaming experience – if one is interested in them.
There are a whole host of cool improvements for crafters that help preserve your inventory.
The inventory will be larger
We had previously reported that there would likely be a new bag slot that expands the inventory. We now know that this is only partially correct. You will indeed get another bag slot, but in this slot, only a reagent bag can be placed.
The reagent bag works similarly to the reagent bank, but in a mini format. All crafting materials can be stored in this bag, preventing them from taking up space in your regular inventory.
Of course, you can still fill the regular bags with tools, but there is now an additional bag that solely fulfills this job.
How large the reagent bag will ultimately be is still not entirely clear. Currently, there are two reagent bags of different qualities in the Alpha of Dragonflight, both of which have a capacity of 36 slots (via wowhead) – it seems plausible that Blizzard will correct the values here so that the two bags differ.
At the same time, Blizzard is significantly increasing the stack sizes for almost all crafted items. Collectible materials like ores, fabrics, or herbs stack up to a quantity of 1,000 in Dragonflight (previously 200). Thus, they consume only one-fifth of the space for the same amount. Crafted consumables, such as potions or buff food, stack to a size of 200 (previously 20). Thus, they consume only one-tenth of the space.
These changes are particularly important because many materials will soon come in three different quality levels, each requiring its own stack. Ultimately, players should have significantly more space in their inventory after this change than before – especially if they have previously carried around many potions and resources.
Note that we recently provided a comprehensive preview of the major changes to professions if you are interested in more details.
YouTuber finds long-desired crafting feature
On Twitter, YouTuber MrGM shared a small but notable find that will surely delight crafters of all professions. Because in the future, it will be possible to pick a recipe from the list and select “Track Recipe” at the top right. Then, the necessary materials will appear on the right side of the screen – just as if you were tracking an achievement or a quest.
Once you have the corresponding materials, this point will be checked off.
The system works with multiple recipes simultaneously. So if you want to craft a more valuable resource first, which you then want to put into armor, you can simply monitor both recipes and have a long shopping list.
This should put an end to the times when one tried to memorize the materials for a recipe, only to find out in the auction house that one indeed forgot half and had to look it up multiple times. Previously, it was necessary to either keep a manual shopping list or constantly switch back and forth between the auction house and the professions window.
A small but nice quality-of-life feature that MrGM comments on, perhaps not entirely seriously, by stating that “Dragonflight is the greatest expansion ever made”.
Essentially, Blizzard seems to be doing a lot right with Dragonflight concerning professions. Whether the improvements to the inventory and crafting professions ultimately bring the desired effects will likely become apparent during the beta or at the latest with the release.
So far, the innovations have been well received. How about you? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think of the adjustments.
