Patch 4.0 expected date?

[Owltoid]

I've already let 2/5 of my accounts expire, and I don't plan on renewing the other 3 until patch 4.0 is released. I'm assuming 4.0 will be before the expansion and contain the new talent trees. I'm not expecting anyone to actually know, but does anyone have an educated guess on when 4.0 will go live? (sorry if I'm using the wrong terminology - please feel free to correct me)

[Maxion]

Guessing based on Cata release in November that patch 4.0 will be in September sometime.
And judging by how buggy things are in the beta right now, I would not expect it any sooner than that.

[Shabu42]

Hate to be a nitpicker, but wouldn't it be 3.4 something or 3.5 since the 4.0 will probably ship with cata? Nonetheless i'm guessing it will be 1m-3weeks before cata ships (I'm guessing late nov - dec)

[Maxion]

Hate to be a nitpicker, but wouldn't it be 3.4 something or 3.5 since the 4.0 will probably ship with cata? Nonetheless i'm guessing it will be 1m-3weeks before cata ships (I'm guessing late nov - dec)

Oh right, I may have been thinking about 3.9 with the pre-cata events.
Though we will get 4.0 a while before cata release with new talents etc like we got 2.0 a while before bc and 3.0 a while before wotlk. I may just be mixing up the time estimates for that with that of the pre-release event patch.

[Owltoid]

That's why I was asked to be corrected on terminology in case 4.0 wasn't correct, but I'm still pretty sure it is. Usually they release the major game mechanic changes before the content (almost like a live beta test).

[Svpernova09]

Unless they don't follow what they've done in the past... they will release 4.0.x *before* the launch of cataclysm. It will have the new talents and such. Just as 2.0.1 was release prior to BC launch, and 3.0.2 was released prior to the retail launch of Wrath.

http://www.wowwiki.com/Patch_Notes

[ghonosyph]

I'm gonna go ahead and say that you'll be looking at at least one content patch before 4.0.1.

Im leaning toward December/January before we see cataclysm. Late November before 4.0

Beta still needs a LOT of work lol

[HPAVC]

I don't really care what they tell retailers. I am guessing January time range as well for having the game in your hands, not November.

[Shodokan]

I'm gonna go ahead and say that you'll be looking at at least one content patch before 4.0.1.

Im leaning toward December/January before we see cataclysm. Late November before 4.0

Beta still needs a LOT of work lol

They already stated there will be no more content patches, thats for a reason.

Expect 3.9 around the end of september and cataclysm mid november. (according to TWO gms in my guild ^_^)

[Drommon]

I've already let 2/5 of my accounts expire, and I don't plan on renewing the other 3 until patch 4.0 is released. I'm assuming 4.0 will be before the expansion and contain the new talent trees. I'm not expecting anyone to actually know, but does anyone have an educated guess on when 4.0 will go live? (sorry if I'm using the wrong terminology - please feel free to correct me)

I was under the impression that you were having fun with 5 priests. Did you get them to 80 already?

Just curious.