For people in the know, launch issues for a World of Warcraft expansion is as familiar as your Mum’s best spag bol – and World Of Warcraft: Dragonflight was no different.
It’s a pulse-pounding moment when your method of transportation – be it zeppelin or boat – comes to a grinding halt on it’s way to lands anew. The social experience of a new expansion actually makes this a somewhat fun occurrence as you suddenly find yourself playing a game of roulette with your mates to see who will actually set foot in new lands.
Far less interesting is when you simply can’t log in, which was a fairly rampant issue.
For those stuck in the dreaded real world, the warm comfort of memes could at least aid them in this trying time:
Luckily, our friends at Blizzard are much like The Architect from The Matrix – this is not the first time they have needed to fix launch issues, and they have become exceedingly efficient at it.
With world servers restored, they quickly implemented some Portals to allow players to avoid the perils of traveling by boat or zeppelin – drowning is never fun, even with memes to make it less serious. And with the Dragon Isles finally accessible by all, a warm reception is trickling forth from many parties in response to the storytelling and aesthetic they have discovered:
Even personally, friends who have long grown cynical towards the world of Azeroth have taken the time to tell me that they have been pleasantly surprised by what is on offer.
It’s great to see such positivity, especially when Dragonflight is by far the most inclusive and progressive WoW expansion to date – with a fantastically broad range of characters that weave an interesting and intriguing story, it is a uniquely fresh experience.
Did you have trouble accessing Dragonflight? Are you currently enjoying the experience? Let us know in the comments or on social media.
Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views.
