Certain there’s an entire new zone in WoW Dragonflight patch 10.1, opening up new quests, new WoW Dragonflight Dragon glyphs and extra, however the very best factor in regards to the subsequent World of Warcraft content material patch is the Niffen. Lovely mole-like creatures who use their noses to navigate the all-new Zaralek Cavern, I requested the MMO‘s lead quest designer Maria Hamilton and manufacturing director Patrick Dawson about what we’ll rise up to with these little guys.
“The concept is that they’re like moles,” Hamilton tells PCGamesN. “They burrow and their eyesight shouldn’t be superb, so culturally they consult with issues by how they odor. Their whole society is constructed round scent trails and the scent of house.”
She goes on to disclose a number of the “enjoyable actions” gamers will have the ability to interact in alongside their new furry associates. “One in all them known as ‘Sniffen Looking for,’ which lets you go [around] with a Niffen buddy to go discover extra caverns that you would be able to’t attain with out burrowing together with your Niffen good friend.
“They [find caverns] by following their nostril, so generally chances are you’ll be curious about discovering a specific sort of factor, and so they affiliate that with a particular odor, so that they’ll take you to sure caverns. Then there’s additionally some puzzle gameplay to succeed in regardless of the treasures may be in that place, or battle the enemies in that place.”
“They really have a whole renown observe as effectively,” Dawson chimes in. “So that you’ll have the ability to work together with them such as you would with any of the opposite renown factions on the market.”
As I stated to Dawson and Hamilton, I’ve determined that every one I wish to do in Embers of Neltharion is befriend the Niffen. Gone is my allegiance to the Murlocs (okay that’s perhaps a lie); the Niffen are my finest associates now.
All jokes apart, nevertheless, the truth that the Niffen’s whole worldview is knowledgeable by scent is a extremely distinctive thought. As Hamilton mentions, the sulphur swimming pools of Zaralek Cavern are “very smelly,” and the Niffen “love smelly issues,” making it the proper place for his or her odd little society. We’ve by no means seen a creature like this in earlier WoW expansions, and I can’t wait to work together with them and roam into all of those mysterious new caverns.
In case you’re contemplating diving into the Dragon Isles, our WoW Dragonflight assessment will provide you with a heads-up about what to anticipate. We even have a rundown of all the WoW Dragonflight professions that will help you kill a while whereas we look ahead to Embers of Neltharion, in addition to a listing of the very best WoW addons in the event you’ve bought your eyes set on the brand new Aberrus raid.