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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight launching in 2022

Hixx

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"*World of Warcraft®: Dragonflight will be available on or before December 31, 2022."

For people who aren't following along, the alpha hasn't gone public yet. So I think this release date will come as a surprise to many!
 
twopenny

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I appreciate they want to get this expansion out the door given the general state of the game, but man… that doesn't seem possible
 
Toth

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It would be one heck of a feat and it's possible depending on the alpha, I suppose.
 
Finaj

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Well, let's hope they're not rushing it then. The last thing that game needs is another expansion launching before it's ready.
 
Dest

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They really really need to take their time with it and make the best damn expansion they can.
 
Joshua

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I think the problem we may see is potential willingness to launch something that is Just Not Ready to make a deadline. I hope I'm wrong.
 
Cort

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It's important to note that development on Shadowlands has been lighter than any other expansion, which means that Shadowlands development was probably heavier than any other expansion since maybe Legion.
 
N7_Kovalski

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I hope they stick the landing, but the last thing WoW needs is a rushed/half-assed expac. This needs to be good. I'd rather they just take as long as they need to ensure quality and just stick with Classic Wrath this year,
 
Jolkien

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It'll 100% be rushed if it comes out in 2022. For the first time I'm not pre-ordering and I might officially stay out of WoW (can't ever say 100% I quit I came back too often in the past lol).

I really hope it's what the players deserves.
 
Saiyaman

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Too soon, you've awakened me too soon Executus!

This won't inspire confidence in anyone.
 
canderous

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It is possible it squeezes in. Their alpha/beta periods usually last around 5-6 months. Though releasing it right before the company goes on their holiday break doesn't seem wise. Usually you have weeks of almost daily hotfixes.
 
Arsic

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Take your time.

FF14 delayed as needed. Just wait until it's cooked so you can restore faith.

Just launch WoTLK classic and put this out in like April next year.

They also have overwatch launching this year so Blizzard will be making bucks especially considering the profit immortal made for them. They aren't hard pressed to shove this out the door.

The only reason I could think they want to get it out in an "ok" state would be to clear the focus and schedule next year for Diablo 4 only.
 
Jolkien

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There's not many point to Alpha or Beta testing we kept screaming from the rooftop every single problem Shadowlands had and they all went in like naw the players are wrong and it blew up in their faces.
 
Kalor

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I feel like there's no way this launches this year without being rushed. Find it hard to believe they were able to make an expansion in 2 years like normal under continued pandemic development combined with everything happening at Blizzard.
 
canderous

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They did basically remove a major patch/tier from Shadowlands though right? Kinda reminds me of them doing that in WoD to focus on Legion. That worked out quite well for Legion but I'm not that confident.
 

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Getting Battlefield 2042 vibes from that release date
 
ajido

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Jolkien said:
There's not many point to Alpha or Beta testing we kept screaming from the rooftop every single problem Shadowlands had and they all went in like naw the players are wrong and it blew up in their faces.
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Yeah this is where I'm at. If they aren't going to take the feedback then what's the point? Sure there might be some giant bugs found but they could do a smaller round of alpha/beta for that.
 
Cort

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They're going to release WotLK and Dragonflight within a month of eachother, aren't they.
 
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Hixx

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I still don't believe them when they said Shadowlands was only intended to have two major patches so yeah, I reckon Dragonflight probably has had an extra few months of full production than most other expansions would have had at this point. The curiosity is whether they are going to have less public testing for this expansion and what that would mean.

If Dragonflight's endgame systems are simple and light (lol) then this timeframe makes some sense. But we won't know until the alpha/beta starts which I imagine will be in the next 2-3 weeks?

Gonna be an interesting summer for WoW fans either way.

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They're going to release WotLK and Dragonflight within a month of eachother, aren't they.
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Definitely could. 2 months at most if they actually stick this release timeframe. Shame for people who want to play both... like me.
 
cubicle47b

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I thought it would be 2023 with Wrath Classic coming out this year. I hoped it would get extra development time too.
 
Jolkien

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Hixx said:
I still don't believe them when they said Shadowlands was only intended to have two major patches so yeah,
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Of course not they were lying through their teeth. That would mean you paid the same expansion price for less content, 2 major patch instead of 3 and a shoddy season 4 to try and squeeze.

I really hate how they can't just admit when they fucked up when some of the competition (FFXIV) can but then again these devs seems to love their game way more than Blizzard does. Own up you massively screwed up, tell us how you'll fix it in the future, and actually do it don't just say it cause it sounds good, take your time and do it right. This will be the first expansion I'm not playing on release I really don't see me going back, Shadowlands was the proverbial final straw for me.

Edit: Oh they just released a new battle pet on the store for 10 bucks . I guess they're really trying to shore up their financial since the quarter finishes up today
 
KRT

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It's not. The only reason its "releasing" 2022 is for you to prepurchase the game before they inevitably delay it. The game is not ready and won't be for a while.
 
PepperedHam

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Honestly it doesn't even matter. They delayed Shadowlands like everyone wanted them to and that still sucked. So whatever happens happens with this one. Fuck it send it in.
 
Katbobo

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That's surprising. Not fully sure I trust it, but it would be a pleasant surprising IF it means they're not crunching their staff to get it out the door. The last thing we need is more employee abuse from Blizzard, or them forcing another expansion out the door before it's ready.
 
Allietraa

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After Shadowlands got by with only a month delay(despite COVID completely upending the world) I dont think this is that crazy. Especially since they should have been working on this even longer with how Shadowlands ended

like I fully expect it to come in hot(or delay into Q1 2023) but it's not like some ridiculous target, the WoW team has been doing this exact scheduling for like 12 years...the only people more consistent are sports game devs
 
Anoregon

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yeah 2022 seems... optimistic. I'd be incredibly surprised if we don't see a delay a few months from now.
 
Shalashaska

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I'm excited, but hopefully this launch date isn't coming at the expense of a quality experience. After 2 misfire expansions they need to get this one right.
 

TeacherDenz

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Ready to jump on the hype train to later be dissapointed after that 1 week of honeymoon we all experience during each expansion :D?

I know I am!: D
 
Big Boy

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I'm in for solo rated. I quit last time because I was tired of having to play healers just to get fast teams.

I don't expect this to launch before late Feb though
 
Galava

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They can make it easy. They skipped a Shadowlands patch and Dragonflight doesn't have any weird intricate systems, I believe they can make it. Expect an end of november beginning of december release, it coincides with FFXIV 6.3 patch release in mid december (before christmas).
 
HarryDemeanor

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I think it'll get pushed back for a 2023 release. I see the date as a placeholder to sell people the product early for pre-orders.
 
Skai

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I think they pulled a WoD with SL, so it might be ready by the end of the year.
 
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