The long discussed 8.2 update for World of Warcraft, the Rise of Azshara, goes live today in Azeroth. The servers might even be up by the time this goes live. There was an extra long downtime scheduled. (Also, too much stuff happened today, so now I have my fourth post of the day here.)
The 8.2 update splash screen
This is a pretty major content drop for Blizzard. There is a lot of stuff coming, practically enough to qualify as a full on expansion for some other MMORPGs. The update notes go into things in detail, but we were given a brief summary a while back.
Rise of Azshara Features
That ought to be enough to keep people busy over the summer as we wait for WoW Classic to show up.
Of course, new zones and new raids aside, the big item for me is the second part of the pathfinder achievement which, when unlocked, will grant you the ability to fly on your flying mounts in the Battle for Azeroth expansion.
Flying is Coming
You even get a flying mount for unlocking the ability to fly in BFA… and the bar doesn’t seem so high. At least not for me. They tweeted a little video about what you had to do to unlock flying.
Since I have done all of the part one pathfinder tasks, it looks like I just need to get two factions in the new areas to revered standing and I will be there.
In the process there are two new zones to explore and a raft of quests to complete. Blizz even has a survival guide video for the new content.
It is time to set aside my alts, with whom I have been tinkering for the last month, and get back to focusing on my main. My summer goal for Azeroth is set.
The Ancient Gaming Noob 
With the reduced level of enthusiasm I currently have for the expansion I suspect it is going to take me a good deal of time to get the two factions to revered. I am sure it will take me to at least September, and with Classic becoming more appealing every day? Maybe never.
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