Quote Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk View Post
At least, from Warlords of Draenor onward. Before that, it was just....get to the right level and spend some gold. Not even a terribly huge amount of gold, either; I think Northrend flying was 1,000, which at the time was a fair amount but doable without too much effort.
I honestly will never understand why they decided flight was anti-design instead of making zones designed for flight. Like they used to. Icecrown, Netherstorm, parts of Nagrand and Storm Peaks, even parts of Jade Forest. It's wild.