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The first expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, raised the maximum level from 60 to 70 and the Wrath of the Lich King raised the level cap from 70 to 80. [4] After reaching level 80, players were able to ride flying mounts in Northrend. Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor remained "no fly zones".
The expansion opens up the Shadowlands, the realm of the dead in Warcraft lore. [3] It features the game's first "level squish" and a completely overhauled leveling system, access to the Death Knight class for the races that did not previously have access to it, Covenants in the new zones, and new dungeons and raids. [1] [7]
The central plot of the expansion is the return of the evil dragon aspect Deathwing the Destroyer (originally Neltharion the Earth Warder). Last seen in Warcraft II, which took place more than two decades earlier, Deathwing has spent that time healing himself, and plotting his fiery return from the elemental plane of Deepholm. [5]
Dragonflight raised the level cap to 70, the first increase since the level squish in Shadowlands. [4] Dragonflight also features a revamp of the user interface and talent tree systems, [1] [4] with two tree branches. [5] Dragonflight includes a new playable race, the Dracthyr, and a new class, the Evoker. The two are combined: Evokers are ...