Speculation: How far from WotLK?

[Shogun]

You can almost 100% guarantee it won't be out before July if that helps, Blizz are holding some event at the end of June that will have "hands on WotLK Beta playtime" for all attending or something to that effect. As far as I know there's no actual reference to any release dates...

[zanthor]

Blizzard doesn't announce release dates until far closer to their actual release date... Companies like GameStop make their best guess and start selling things based on that...

Keep in mind that GameStop at one point was selling pre-orders for Duke Nukem Forever ...

That said, I'd put my money on a target of next Christmas at the earliest since Blizzard doesn't want to Naxxaramis the Sunwell (Get 4-5% of the population into it and then release content that obsoletes it).

[Gallo]

Well thats good to hear... even at my "casual" pace, I'd imagine I'll be 70 in 2 months. To hijack my own thread, where do you guys quest at 52? I dont want to do BRD much, I overdid that with my other 5-box group which I coincidentally stopped playing at lvl 55 because I figured I hated PVE and wanted a PVP group. I am almost done with quests in Ungoro... i'll hit 53 I'm sure. Then maybe Winterspring/EPL? I did all the WPL quests.

[Eteocles]

I lol'd at your charnames & bank alt, Gallo. Except the order is Earth Fire Wind Water Heart, not Wind Fire ;p Far as lvling, finish un'goro, do collections you probably skipped in WPL(They're not THAT bad, promise, and get the scholo key quest done + araj if you didn't); start EPL if you want, maybe silithus but don't expect to do much at either place till 55/56+. Winterspring might be a good start, Felwood as well is early 50s; you might have some Azshara options too if I recall right.

Wrath will be no sooner than the Xmas sale season I guarantee; knowing blizzard, just short of summer next year. Though with how retarded they've been about 2.4 in general from rush pvp changes that break or ignore the effect on pve, they'll probably rush wrath out to beat warhammer or something else stupid like that.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I wonder if this has anything to do with the Activision merger? I know
they publicaly stated it would have no effect, but if you believe
that.... lol

lol...I'm with you there, fur.

[Stealthy]

I suspect that they will give a target timeframe at Blizzcon this year. I am thinking it will probably be around Thanksgiving this year or Jan/Feb next year.

This is what happened to BC - originally slated for a November release, got pushed back to Jan.

[Gurblash]

Don't trust any of the dates posted on EB Games or websites of the like. They are only on there because its the only way they can take preorders. Even if the date is 100% wrong it still allows them to start taking preorders.

Other than that I'd suspect no sooner than December 08'.

[wallshot]

I think Blizz may accidentally or intentionally(not likely) be one of the few companies that has learned that quality will always bring a customer. They missed the holiday 06 shopping cycle, OMG disaster/sky-falling. What happened? They are greeted with instant sell outs and fastest selling game of all time. I personally hope they stick to their guns and wait or accidently miss the release projection again if it's not ready.

[Otlecs]

I'd place good beer money on a November / early December release for Christmas. Although last November I would have put good beer money on a release to coincide with Conan (May, now) and would have lost that!

[Zanjii]

You really just have to look that Blizzard track record to figure out when the expansion is gonna be released: It'll be released when its done.

Come hell or high water, competition or holiday seasons, Blizzard games get shipped when they're done. So stop speculating and sit tight.


The only thing you CAN say about a Blizzard game is when it WON'T be released. And it won't be released until a good half year after 2.4. So there, my take on things.