wow Are We Going Underground in Dragonflight Patch 10.1?

[Stan 5,018]

Early Dragonflight Alpha datamining hints at a possible underground zone coming in Patch 10.1.

The map database table has been updated in Dragonflight Alpha with an interesting new entry that references an underground zone.

The entry under ID = 2542 is named "Dragon Isles Underground [Warning: MUST be kept flagged "DEVELOPMENT MAP" until 10.1]". 

The 10.1 Dragon Isles Underground map ID is also referenced in the Map Difficulty database table as being limited to a maximum of 5 players. I think this may be a dungeon or some sort of scenario?

Even super early concept art of Dragon Isles depicts an old good-like structure that continues underground. Blizzard may have used this concept in Kul Tiras, however.

The Reddit WoW community speculates Patch 10.1 might add a Black Dragonflight zone that "is seemingly missing from the Dragon Isles map at first glance". This is not entirely true as the Waking Shores are home to both Black and Red Dragonflights.

if you have any crazy theories about underground zones in Dragonflight, let us know in the comments!

[Prophet001 543]

Man this would be poggers in the champ.

 

I love Blackrock Mountain.

[Migol 425]

Dragonflight: We're going to let you fly right away!   No gating!

Also Dragonflight: Our first big patch will have you go underground where flying is not supported!

 

...ok probably there'll be a REALLY BIG underground that we can fly in...probably

[darkgreenwax 409]

For whatever reason I've usually enjoyed underground Zones and Dungeons of WoW. I want to say it's the fantastic art team, but it might also be a Stockholm Syndrome type deal with all the hours lost in the old Wailing Caverns, Maraudon, Blackrock Depths, etc.