Unlocking flying is now even easier – Blizzard has patched another blockade out of WoW. We have all the details.
With Patch 7.2 “Tomb of Sargeras”, World of Warcraft has added many new gameplay elements. In addition to all the content on the Broken Shore, the new dungeon, and the improvement of the Artifact weapon, players are now also able to fly with their mounts on the Broken Isles. At least in theory.
In practice, this possibility is still hindered by the achievement “Pathfinder of the Broken Isles, Part 2”. Players are currently struggling particularly with two steps.
- Achieve a revered reputation with the Legion’s Judgers faction
- Repel a Legion invasion in each of the 4 areas (Azsuna, Val’Sharah, Highmountain, Stormheim)
Particularly the second point is currently causing frustration among players. The corresponding invasions are only active for 6 hours, and – as of now – at most one or two per day. So if you need the invasion in Azsuna, which takes place exactly in the early morning hours while you are stuck at work, you will be left out.
For this reason, Blizzard has now removed the requirement via a hotfix. It is no longer necessary to repel the Legion invasions for the meta-achievement. The developers state:
“The ‘Defender of the Broken Isles’ achievement should never be seen as a major blockade on the way to flying; it was rather added for thematic reasons. Therefore we are removing it from the meta-achievement.”
While an extension of the invasions would have been a solution, Blizzard did not want to go that route. As long as an invasion is active, all other world quests in the zone are locked. Clearly, as long as the demons are slaughtering through the druids, relocating squirrels isn’t quite as important.
Have you already unlocked flying? Or are you still diligently collecting reputation points on the Broken Shore?
