WoW: Dragonflight Will Soon Let Players Run Dungeons With NPC Companions

I’ve been playing World of Warcraft (WOW) for a long time. I had a good friend introduce me to the game back at the end of 2005, and I’ve been playing it off and on ever since. I really enjoy the game, the lore, and the ability to play with friends and family.

However, there is one aspect of the game that I have not enjoyed very much: dungeons and raids. I am not the best player out there, and I struggle with all the abilities of my character in the game. I have all these years, but it hasn’t been as big of a struggle when I first started playing because I had friends and then family to run with. We did dungeons together and raids together, and I always had people to help me along the way, but I still had moments where mistakes were made and I caused issues for others that queued up with us. It always made me feel anxious because I don’t want to ruin another player’s game experience.

Over the years, less and less of my friends play the game and most of my family members no longer play leaving me to my own devices in the game now, which has caused me some issues in learning new dungeons with other players. I’ve been yelled at and kicked out of a good number of dungeons because I was struggling. My anxiety has increased because of this, and I find that I avoid dungeons and raids altogether now.

So, imagine my excitement when I read today that they are doing something new in the next expansion called Follower Dungeons where I can run with AI players and run a dungeon at my own pace. I’m super excited for this because it means I can actually enjoy giving a dungeon I haven’t tired a go by myself with the AI and learn it before I run it with other players. This will allow me to build up my confidence in running a dungeon. I’m so happy to give this a try when it drops.