Professions in Dragonflight are receiving a significant and exciting overhaul.
WoW Wednesday: Why Dragonflight's Professions Changes Are Reeling Players Back to Azeroth
Written by Ollie Bradley at 07/20/2022, 06:17 AM
World of Warcraft's Dragonflight expansion recently entered its alpha stage, and the community is abuzz with anticipation, apprehension, and everything in between. But while most are focussed on big-ticket additions like the Dracthyr, Invoker, and dragon riding, there's one big change that's got us fired up: the professions in Dragonflight.
Forget talent trees and class changes, Dragonflight is set to give Azeroth's craftiest creators a license to kiln as professions receive a substantial overhaul.
The Dragon Isles are filled with all-new crafting stations for professions that have yet to receive them including stations for Jewelcrafters and Engineers. These stations can be found throughout the Dragon Isles, though a hub containing all can be found in the main city of Valdrakken.
With their workspaces at hand, crafters can then monetize their skills via the new Crafting Order system. This will allow players with more money than time to commission others to create items of their choosing. Like an Azerothian Etsy. A cut of the profits will also go to the Artisan's Consortium (also very much like Etsy).
A new iteration of specializations has also been introduced, allowing crafters to hone in on a specific facet of their profession. For instance, the Blacksmithing profession will allow players to perfect their armorer skills via books, explorations, and interactions with knowledgeable NPCs.
And to highlight the changes, Dragonflight is allowing crafters to pin their whole personality to their profession by donning nifty new profession-specific gear. No longer will players need to worry if everyone knows that they're a master fisher, as they can now wear outfits that loudly project their identity.
This also comes alongside a new equipment system that optimizes inventory space. Three new equipment slots will remove the need to keep items like Blacksmithing hammers in the inventory. The same is being done for reagents, which now have their own dedicated bag. Crafted and gathered items can now stack up to 1000 from 200 while consumable items will stack to 200 from 20.
Suffice to say, this opens up a whole new way for players to live their best creative lives in Dragonflight. Forget dragons, Dragonflight is all about the Age of the Artisans.