The fans are also pointing to the fact that for  WOTLK Gold the first ever in the long-running history of, Dragonflight won't include complicated "borrowed power" systems that normally require thorough testing due to their level of complexity. In Legion the system was called Artifacts. Battle for Azeroth featured the infamous Azerite the gear system while Shadowlands featured Covenants.

Both of these features basically included all-new abilities and progression system to every class. But that's not the case in Dragonflight. While the new expansion will feature new talent trees that are reminiscent of WoW's early days for each class, they aren't tied to any other kind of system for progression this means they'll be easier to test than other recent expansions.

This could be the case, however. Since players haven't been allowed to play the alpha, it's currently not possible to establish what kind of state Dragonflight is in or if it's likely to be ready for release before the end of the year. Blizzard has made good on its promise to incorporate more feedback from players into WoW's development, with players providing significant suggestions and input during testing for its 9.2 patch that found their inclusion into the final version.

One can only hope that testing in the case of Dragonflight will be buy WOTLK Classic Gold approached in the same manner. For instance, fans have already received some feedback on the new Dracthyr race. But when Blizzard releases the game quickly into the market to make a 2022 release, extensive testing won't be possible.