World of Warcraft’s Rise of Azshara update finally takes us to Nazjatar

Blizzard Entertainment detailed World of Warcraft‘s 8.2 is a patch during its BlizzCon event today in Anaheim, California. It is called Rise of Azshara, and it will have players travelling to her domain of Nazjatar and fighting the former Night Elf queen and her Naga followers, World of Warcraft’s evil race of snake-like water creatures.

World of Warcraft is amid its Battle for Azeroth expansion, which launched on August 14. The expansion got off to a fast start by selling 3.4 million copies in its first day. That’s a record, according to Blizzard. But fans on sites like Reddit and influencers have criticized the expansion’s progression systems and character balance. The Azerite Armor system, which has players empowering a necklace to unlock traits on certain armor, has been a major focus of criticism.