

One of the big selling points for The Burning Crusade was the addition of flying mounts. So let’s start by looking back at the expansion that started it all. In fact, I think part of it is that the designers now working on the game have forgotten how flight used to work and how it works now – and yes, if you’re thinking it still works the same way, you’re not entirely right.


You cannot debate, however, that ever since The Burning Crusade players have had an expectation of hopping on the back of something airborne and taking to the sky.įlight has changed a lot over the years, though, and I think the ways that flight has changed says more about why the announcement of a new flying achievement for Shadowlands was met with exasperation rather than relief. No, not just flying mounts, even though you could argue that has been, too flight masters dotting both continents meant that people have long associated the game with flying from place to place, but you can debate over whether flying on a bat counts as a proper “flying mount” or not. Flight has been a part of World of Warcraft as long as the game has existed.
