World of Warcraft: Cataclysm targeted for a 2010 release date

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8-23-2009 @ 1:14PM

Leviathon said...

There is also the part where Metzen said 'players will probably be complaining about goblin rogues by next years blizzcon'. I really think we ca see this expansion some time next summer.

8-24-2009 @ 9:30AM

CARVER:Nether said...

@Leviathon:
either that or the beta for cataclysm is planned before the next blizzcon.

8-24-2009 @ 11:10AM

3.2.2 isn't a huge content patch. 3.2 won't last long past the last of the bosses being available in a couple weeks, and the novelty of groups who had been struggling in Ulduar gearing up in ToC and then heading back will only buy it another month or so.

3.3 will have to be on the PTR by October. They'll probably aim to have it on live by the Christmas holidays to drive up interest for Christmas purchases and returning players.

Unless they're going to turn Mal'Ganis into Sunwell Mk II, the expansion HAS to be out by summer. 3-6 months without a content update will not keep players coming in.

8-28-2009 @ 3:49PM

dan said...

Mainly agreed with Joe. Frankly I think a mar/apr release isn't beyond the realm of possibility. Summer I'd worry would run the risk of players simply not being available to play (just look at how the raiding community suffers absences and invite issues during the summer season).

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