Blizzard has revealed it has big plans for World of Warcraft's well-received Garrisons feature, but it's unlikely you'll be bringing it with you into future expansions.

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“ I think there’s no question that we’re going to keep pushing the Garrison feature forward throughout Warlords of Draenor...

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Speaking to IGN about how the MMO managed to get its subscriber numbers above 10 million once more, lead game designer Ion Hazzikostas acknowledged the hugely positive reaction to Garrisons is something the developer is really happy with, and the team want to continue to build on this."I think there’s no question that we’re going to keep pushing the Garrison feature forward throughout Warlords of Draenor," he says. "Your garrison is your settlement in Draenor and your ongoing efforts against the Iron Horde and your enemies are expressed there. In the 6.1 patch coming up we have some improvements to the Garrison system, followers, new followers, new traits for your followers, new missions and so on but I think as we look into future patches beyond that it’s likely we’re going to grow the Garrison concept further.""As we think into expansions beyond WOD, I think in many ways the Garrison as an entity is very much a product of Draenor. But I think the gameplay, offline progression, having a sense of ownership and a place to call home, having followers to do your work and send out into the world in service of your cause, I think those are potential more universal things that even if there aren’t 1:1 of those terms or systems, the concepts and the type of gameplay has been embraced and so we think it’s clearly a great part of World of Warcraft." World of Warcraft celebrated its 10th birthday last year, and the release of its newest expansion World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor saw subscriber numbers soar to over 10 million players For the full interview with Ion Hazzikostas, where we discuss what to expect from the rest of Warlord of Draenor, including Sylvanas, what was learned from Mists of Pandaria's mistakes and even what settings may play into future expansions, be sure to check out IGN very, very soon.

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