World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is fast approaching its release date, and the Public Test Realm today opened the doors to Dracthyr Evokers for the first time. The class roster in World of Warcraft has evolved a lot over the years, from Wrath of the Lich King adding the Death Knight to Mists of Pandaria and Legion adding the Monk and Demon Hunter, respectively. On November 15, the Evokers of Dragonflight finally enter the fray to redefine yet another niche of Warcraft's power fantasies.
What Evokers bring to the tapestry of classes in World of Warcraft is their connection to the powers of the Aspects. They are draconic spellcasters with draconic power, channeling the might of all five Dragonflights with appropriately-themed spells and abilities. The Devastation Evoker represents the damage-dealing specialization of the new Hero Class and is connected to the Blue and Red Dragonflights. Conversely, the Preservation Evoker is the healing specialization and takes its powers primarily from the Green and Bronze Dragonflights. Though this effectively closes the door on a Mage healing specialization, time-based healing magic is finally here.
For a few hours on the Public Test Realm today, players were accidentally allowed to create their own Dracthyr Evokers a few days early. Spotted by Wowhead and the Reddit community for World of Warcraft, it didn't take long for players to flock onto the game and make a character, but it also didn't take long for Blizzard Entertainment to realize the mistake it made. The decision was soon overturned, and many World of Warcraft fans ended up disappointed they could no longer give the new Hero Class a try.
The players that made their Dracthyr Evokers in time were allowed to keep them, as Blizzard did not roll back the servers, nor did it delete the existing characters on the Public Test Realm yet. With Evokers unlocking in just a few days from now on the official live servers, it probably isn't worth aggravating the community. Fans who may not be enthused about the new class but otherwise like the Dracthyr will end up disappointed that the new race can only be one class – but this disappointment might not last forever.
The development team at Blizzard has strongly hinted that the Dracthyr may become unlocked for other classes in the very near future. A hint is not necessarily a confirmation, but it's obvious that Blizzard Entertainment is aware that a large section of World of Warcraft players would want to create Dracthyr Hunters and Priests, or even Mages for a more classical spellcaster take. For now, players will have the Evoker to master when it becomes available to all who purchased Dragonflight on November 15.
World of Warcraft is available on PC. Dragonflight launches on November 28.
Source: Wowhead