For years, World of Warcraft players have wanted a non-healer class that can combine support and DPS to help allies from afar.Recent data mining from the game’s upcoming patch 10.1 (opens in new tab) Suggesting that the wait may almost end.
Admittedly, there’s little evidence of specialization in the ranged support class, but it would fit in with the recent direction of MMOs. The entire Dragonflight expansion is pitched as a return to the game’s high-fantasy roots, and Blizzard continues to add features (opens in new tab) What players have wanted for years.
A new race and class in the Dragonflight expansion, the Dracthyr Evoker has only two specializations: Healer and DPS. Most classes in WoW have his 3 classes. A paladin can be a healer, a DPS, or a tank, for example. It’s not unheard of to have only two specializations (poor Demon Hunter), but Dracthyr has a strong narrative reason to have his third specialization.
Patch 10.1 delves into the origins of the Dracthyr, a hybrid dragon-human race created by Deathwing, aka Neltharion, one of the original Warcraft villains. You may remember him as the dragon that devoured Azeroth in his Cataclysm expansion in 2010. Dracthyr has a unique ability to blend the various Dragonflight powers in WoW lore (color-coded for convenience), but his specialization revolves around Deathwing’s black Dragonflight in particular. Missing.
yesterday wow head (opens in new tab) I datamined a 10.1 quest where Dracthyr appears to be trying to acquire a new specialty. The ongoing quest text literally says that the player in Dracthyr will see his window pop up saying “New specialization remembered”. WoW doesn’t use the word “specialization” elsewhere, so unless this is a mistake, it must be referring to the Evokers’ new role.
The final part of the quest contains a boss fight, and the text says you can “boost/heal” allies. you can’t. “Boost/Heal” could be a mechanic specific to this particular quest, or it could just be a typo. However, if the “remembered specialties” text popup is true, it could be a quest introducing a new specialization.
of recent interview (opens in new tab) Along with Associate Game Director Morgan Day, WoW streamer Taurry asked about Evoker’s potential tank specialization. “We never really added specs, so I can’t speak to that. Tanks were discussed in the early days when Evokers caught our eye.”
Day’s response is vague, so the possibility of a remote support class cannot be ruled out. increase. bard class (opens in new tab)similar to that of final fantasy 14 (opens in new tab)The idea is to cast useful buffs on your allies so they can feed back into your DPS rotation. This theoretical class/specialty probably won’t go above damage meters or the like, but it could be useful for tough late-game content. This is the kind of specialization that makes sense as a post-launch addition because of its supporting role. I doubt it will catch the attention of all players who want to be as self-sufficient as possible.
This is the only evidence so far. These quests were datamined from patch 10.1 and include a raid about Dracthyr, but Day’s comment could be interpreted as confirmation that it hasn’t happened yet. Quest text may be a placeholder for specializations that are not ready for the patch release scheduled for late spring. WoW 2023 Roadmap (opens in new tab) There are no clear signs of that either. My guess is that if we don’t see him in 10.1, he’ll appear in patch 10.2 near the end of the year or early 2024.
Morgan Day was right: WoW never added a whole new specialization to its classes (Druid 4th spec (opens in new tab) Hardly counted) in almost 19 years of history. But WoW continues to make unprecedented moves.Enough for players to discuss what else Long requested feature (opens in new tab) Arrive next. Remote assistance classes are a very welcome surprise.
