In 2004, Holly Longdale was a game designer on EverQuest, then the champion of a new genre of video game that allowed for multiplayer role-playing on a huge scale. In these online fantasy worlds, players could quest together rather than alone, adding a fascinating new social – and competitive – dimension to the static, offline role-playing that Holly's generation had grown up with. But whenever she could, Longdale would sneak in a few hours playing EverQuest's main competitor instead. That game was World of Warcraft (WoW). "There were so many moments in WoW I was envious of," she says, "and completely lost in. I remember running through Ashenvale as a Night Elf Hunter and the music and the ambience – there was a mood you couldn't deny. Then I saw another player running in the opposite direction, a Druid who buffed me on their way by. That was when I knew I was going to be in this for the long-haul."

Six updates have been announced for "World of Warcraft: Dragonflight" spread throughout 2023 for players to experience new content and events. "World of Warcraft" executive producer Holly Longdale published a blog post on Wednesday on Blizzard Entertainment's forum explaining the 2023 roadmap. Two of the updates are major ones that will include new seasonal rewards, new zones and new raids. Four other updates will focus on minor aspects of the game such as updates to older systems, adding more story content and creating more feedback opportunities for players. Longdale said "World of Warcraft" updates have been too infrequent in the past, something developers want to change with "Dragonflight." Your adventures in #Dragonflight are just beginning!