Flying mounts in old azeroth?

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**BLIZZARD**

want to acquire more subscribers and keep people paying, then remove the level requirements and making them usable in old azeroth

its that simple

millions of subscribers would reroll and people who quited long ago would come back and pay again, who cares about the un-textured and imersive parts of azeroth, we all know they are thier anyways

The old world was not designed to support flying (this is a technical issue currently, not an unwillingness to allow this on our part) and by having the level requirement for flying, it allows us to set a pace at which we feel content should be accessed. As you can see by the recent mount changes, this could be readdressed at a future point in time.

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So are there any talks about how you could go about adding flying to Azeroth?

I understand the difficulties it probably possesses, but you're Blizzard! You can do it!

We're Blizzard, of course this is brought up in conversation and more. We're always taking a look at different aspects of the game and trying to find a way to improve upon the experiences that players get to have within it. We have a lot of ideas and things we'd love to do. It always comes down to prioritizing those things, looking at the larger picture, cherry picking the best ideas and finding ways to make them happen. We are by no means short on ideas for the future nor are we blind to what topics come up from the community in regard to, "wouldn't it be cool if." It's what drives us on.

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Flying in old Azeroth simply isn't necessary. Get on yer mounts and move along....

For some reason, "Get on your mount and ride" came into my head and then a Queen song went with it. I apparently need coffee. :)


I also still find myself sometimes getting on a ground mount and riding through the older areas rather than just flying. It makes me feel grounded in the world a bit more.

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Do you guys have to draw straws on who Q&As the forums after a patch/patchnotes goes live?

No.