At long last, we have a definitive answer to the question of when flying will (probably) come to World of Warcraft‘s latest expansion: September 1st. That’s the expected date of the 6.2.2 patch, a rarity insofar as its release date was announced ahead of time. What’s important, though, is that you’ll be able to fly once again, assuming you’ve fulfilled the rather extensive accomplishments necessary for the meta-achievement introduced in patch 6.2.
For those of you just sick of hearing the word “flying” by this point, the patch still has something major to offer in the form of Mercenary Mode, allowing players to queue up as the opposite faction for PvP to help balance numbers. There are also general balance tweaks, like a near across-the-board improvement to the racial abilities on the Horde side. Check out the full patch notes for all the details, and get ready to take to the air in a little less than two weeks.
And don’t forget that BlizzCon virtual tickets are now up for sale if you want to keep on top of the event but don’t plan on flying to California to do so.
As you might have seen in the latest update to the 6.2.2 PTR Patch Notes, our current plan is to release Patch 6.2.2 on September 1. Please keep in mind that this release date is not set in stone, as we are continuing to iron out bugs with 6.2.2’s content, including some related to enabling flight in Draenor. That said, we are optimistic that we’ll be able to have everything ready by then, so we wanted to share the current plan. We know many players — us included! — are excited to take to the skies above Tanaan Jungle and the rest of the Draenor continent.
