Patch 4.0 expected date?

[Shabu42]

You think you guys are mad about PvE content, whatabout this arena season lol, what is it, week 17 and no end in sight.

[Ualaa]

I'd expect Cataclysm for mid-late November, in time for the Christmas sales. Which would mean the final pre-expansion patch for early-mid November. But that's just a guess.

[Knytestorme]

I'd expect Cataclysm for mid-late November, in time for the Christmas sales. Which would mean the final pre-expansion patch for early-mid November. But that's just a guess.

I actually wouldn't be surprised to see the 4.0 patch the week before Blizzcon. It almost fits in with your timeline but it gives them something extra to talk about and answer Q&A about. The only thing that might push it back till after Blizzcon would be not wanting to put out a major patch at a time that a lot of devs are pre-occupied.

[jinkobi]

Yeah I was on the whole November bandwagon myself but after looking at the current state of Beta they got a looooooong way to go. 84-85 content hasn't even been tested at all right now. Not to mention the buttload of bugs they're already working on.

I'm thinking they want to make Christmas sales but it isn't unheard of for them not to make it. The Burning Crusade came out at a very odd time. It was released on January 16, 2007 at midnight (12:00 AM).

This is all a bit like deja vu.