Free Gender Change And New Flying Requirements Will Be Coming To World Of Warcraft Shadowlands

world of warcraft steamscale incinerator bannerAs with all World of Warcraft expansions, there’s been a bit of a hype surrounding the upcoming Shadowlands expansion especially since the developers will be kicking off beta tests next week. Aside from new maps, zones, and factions, the highly-awaited expansion will also feature a number of quality of life improvements including additional customization options.

In an interview with Eurogamer, Executive Producer John Hight said that they’ll also be adding free gender-change services to the barbershop. “A long time ago, we had the ability for players to go in - it was actually a paid service - and change their character. Much of that is now in the barber shop in the game,” said Hight. “And as we were adding things up in Shadowlands, we realised, ‘Gosh the only way you can change your gender in World of Warcraft is to go through this paid service.’ And we felt like that's not the right message.”

In addition to free gender-change services, the devs will also be changing how flying will be unlocked in the Shadowlands. Instead of increasing reputations with multiple factions to unlock the Pathfinder achievement, players who want to cruise through the skies in the afterlife will only need to earn renown from their chosen Covenant.

Blizzard is also giving away an exclusive Steamscale Incinerator dragon mount to players who purchase a six-month subscription. The offer expires on August 10th. You can check out the new mount below.

New Mount: Steamscale Incinerator