It’s slowly seeming like it is. Under the assumption that:
-The rumor is true.
-We get at least one new playable race, likely with early access to it/them and Dracthyr when available if you preorder Dragonflight
-Darkfallen become the playable race or is part of a batch of playable races (preferably with San’layn options for PC’s along with NPC’s).
I do think the combination of an elf race, World of Elfcraft jokes aside, and undead/vampiric themes would get people excited and want to preorder the next expansion to gain early access to them. Not to mention that it could fit well in the storyline. The internet may very well complain and the forums may become a fiery inferno, but to the common player, I can see a lot of excitement out of playable Darkfallen.
But as I said, none of what I listed is guaranteed to happen. That is why I’m trying to be cautious about the whole thing in case disappointment happens. We don’t know what is being planned and even then, if Darkfallen are part of it. It’s causing more frustration than excitement for me, since I want to be hopeful, but my more logical side is trying to suppress those emotions in case it leads to disappointing.
Needless to say, the wait for this announcement of 9.2.5 and Dragonflight preorders is going to really be an annoying wait. In the meantime, I’ll be keeping an eye out for anything of interest to report both here and the Dark Ranger megathread. I want to include them in this, since it is of great interest to Dark Ranger fans as well.
Not to count my chickens before they hatch, but if Darkfallen are indeed coming and are treated like an allied race, I’ll look for unlock requirements to share here. If they’re something that requires a dungeon or raid, then I’ll see if we can form groups for either for people here and others wanting to unlock them in general also. I will be happy to assist with what I can. At this point, we don’t know if whatever playable race will have unlock requirements or if it’ll just be early access for preordering Dragonflight while being available for everyone.
It’s going to be a frustrating wait. I’m hoping for the best, but it’s really quite the mental conflict right now in trying not to get too hyped in case disappointment follows.
Will continue to keep an eye out for anything of interest to report here and the Dark Ranger megathread.