I’m in agreement to much of what has been said in this thread.
While I understand Dragonflight has less moving parts (systems wise) compared to Shadowlands and may have less box features to test, the timeline is still concerning - but not as concerning as the lack of communication about the timeline. Outside of the “alpha soon” we heard in some interviews post-announcement, it would be nice to see some loose timeframes. I understand hard commitments to dates is a liability, but something along the lines of “we hope to have alpha/beta out by mid-late summer followed by X Y Z in the fall/winter” could help ease speculation and panic in the community.