World Of Warcraft Players To Visit Argus, The Draenei Home World

Blizzard revealed much during the recent BlizzCon event in California and one of them is the plan to give players of World of Warcraft the chance to visit Argus, the home of the Draenei. Access is set for patch 7.3 for the online multiplayer game, but it will still be a long way off since patch 7.2 isn’t even out yet. According to the company, however, the announcement was simply a way to lay the groundwork and manage player expectations.

The trip to Argus and the Draenei race, in particular, are set to play a major role in the Legion expansion pack, Cinemablend reports. Lore buffs will know that the Draenei were defeated by the Orcs and were enslaved. This led to bad blood festering between the two races and is even more pronounced since the magically-gifted species teamed up with the Alliance.

Speaking to IGN, World of Warcraft’s game director Ion Hazzikostas explained why they chose to reveal this little tidbit even as the corresponding patch is still ways away. According to him, the unveiling will help make the upcoming 7.2 patch more understandable in terms of context.

"It's hard to say much without spoiling the story of 7.2, which we don't want to do,” Hazzikostas said. “We definitely wanted to make sure people knew, since otherwise, 7.2 might sound like a finale, that there's a whole lot more story waiting for them after that."

This would have been disastrous for Blizzard if this had been the case since the game would have likely lost a significant chunk of its player base. A huge part of the reason why so many gamers logged back into Azeroth is to experience the Legion expansion in terms of its story. Several of these players would have likely lost interest in spending more time with the MMORPG if they believed that there was nothing left to do but grinding and some side quests.