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[plutoknight]

Looks like it's confirmed

Wonder what they'll do to wash away Draenor's middling response..

 

[Skele7on]

Please be good. Draenor was just so average, sure lovely revamp to areas and the look of characters, but I felt there was nothing below the surface.

 

[Nokterian]

WoD was okish but i hope for the love of god this expansion blows it out of the water. MoP was great before that.

 

[SargerusBR]

Color me surprised, release date at Blizzcon then?

Also, let "The Dark Prophet" be the real deal.

 

[giancarlo123x]

The game that keeps on giving.

 

[sora87]

WoD feels like it came out last month to me

 

[kswiston]

Looks like it's confirmed

Wonder what they'll do to wash away Draenor's middling response..

Considering that I have read a lot of negative things about every expansion released since Wrath, I wouldn't expect much.

 

[LDAF]

WoD feels like it came out last month to me

Same here, and I don't even play WoW!

 

[Juanfp]

When was the last expansion release? Now I feel that they have a expansion every year.
I stop playing at Cataclysm

 

[Ostinatto]

The Wrath of Sargeras.

 

[fluffydelusions]

WoD feels like it came out last month to me

same

 

[SargerusBR]

When was the last expansion release. Know I feel that the have a expansion every year.
I stop playing at Cataclysm

November last year IIRC

 

[DigitalHitmann]

Has WoD even been out a year yet? (I dont play WoW dont murder me.)

 

[Zelias]

Here's hoping to not 12+ months of Hellfire Citadel!

 

[Blooddimond]

When was the last expansion release. Know I feel that the have a expansion every year.
I stop playing at Cataclysm

December was when WoD came out, about a year after the last patch for Mists.

 

[Arkeband]

Color me surprised, release date at Blizzcon then?

Also, let "The Dark Prophet" be the real deal.

Doesn't that have just as much of a chance of being a Diablo 3 expansion?

 

[Rösti]

Awesome. I'm looking forward to this with great excitement.

Color me surprised, release date at Blizzcon then?

Also, let "The Dark Prophet" be the real deal.

The Dark Prophet has been confirmed fake. Someone just created a hoax.

Edit: Sorry, I was mistaken. The "Council of Glades" was proven fake, The Dark Prophet I don't know if it has been debunked.

 

[plutoknight]

Has WoD even been out a year yet? (I dont play WoW dont murder me.)

Draenor hasn't even been out a year yet and they've had 2 major content patches (well..'1' if you ask the WoW playerbase)

 

[hamchan]

I'm part of the large group of people that came back for WoD and then swiftly left again. I don't know if they can win me back again, espcially when I'm enjoying FFXIV now.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Thank God. Current one is so bad, need something new.

 

[Ushay]

Interesting its been 6 years since I played. Wonder what they can summon this time.

If I have learnt one thing is never to underestimate Blizzard.

 

[Tevos]

I'm pretty sure Blizzard had said recently that they're switching to a (roughly) one-expansion-per-year business model from now on, so this doesn't surprise me at all.

 

[maniac-kun]

They should create a map editor for the community. Endless content stream of custom raids, dungeons and battlegrounds.

 

[Huddy]

I remember reading that Blizzard were now setup for more frequent expansions just before WoD, guess they weren't kidding.

 

[RPGCrazied]

It better not be about Orcs again and for god sakes get us off Dreanor and Azeroth. Playable Naga and a South Seas expansion is what I want.

 

[Savitar]

When WoD came out people LOVED it.

That love went south pretty quick.

Part of the problem is Blizzard is trying to make the player feel like the greatest thing ever, the Iron Horde? It's a joke to make you feel like a HERO.

 

[Lacrus]

WoD came out last year, this seems really early.

 

[kencey]

I stopped playing Wow after Wotlk.
I think the golden years of Wow were the Classic and BC.
Now every expansion feels the same.

 

[KojiKnight]

Draenor hasn't even been out a year yet and they've had 2 major content patches (well..'1' if you ask the WoW playerbase)

People complain when it takes them to long to release an expansion, then they complain when they try to get them out faster... Blizzard literally can't win.

 

[plutoknight]

I'm pretty sure Blizzard had said recently that they're switching to a (roughly) one-expansion-per-year business model from now on, so this doesn't surprise me at all.

Isn't this pretty similar to EverQuest for a while? xpac per year, shorter content cycles?

People complain when it takes them to long to release an expansion, then they complain when they try to get them out faster... Blizzard literally can't win.

I'll admit, I'm not a current WoW player (FFXIV is my vice now), but I know many of my WoW-playing friends are ready for Draenor to be done already, so it's a GREAT thing they're getting content out faster.

Unfortunately, that's at the cost of 50-bucks-per-year expansions, which sounds like a "Milk it fast before it dies!!" tactic. Maybe I'm wrong though.

 

[Hexa]

WoD feels like it came out last month to me

I know right?
WotLK is still my favorite expansion. Would love to see them do more with the scourge and northrend.

 

[Ogawa-san]

I was kind of hoping they'd go back on their "more content = more expansions" thing, but nope.

I didn't come back for WoD and they're definitely not going to win me back with yearly $49 expansions.

 

[60EffPeeEss]

Waiting for this to be revealed as a raid patch. It'd be hilarious.

 

[vocab]

WoD sucked. God, I never thought I missed MoP until WoD sucked out all the fun and went through class design with a chainsaw.

fuck garrisons.

 

[Interfectum]

Hopefully it will feature more Orc plotlines... amirite?

 

[Berordn]

People complain when it takes them to long to release an expansion, then they complain when they try to get them out faster... Blizzard literally can't win.

I don't think anyone would mind a longer expansion cycle if they actually got the new expansion without the 8 month drought.

 

[Ostinatto]

I stopped playing Wow after Wotlk.
I think the golden years of Wow were the Classic and BC.
Now every expansion feels the same.

Now you can Solo every dungeon and raid from vanilla to Cataclism. Pretty cool stuff/

 

[LegalEagleMike]

I know right?
WotLK is still my favorite expansion. Would love to see them do more with the scourge and northrend.

Yes to this. Tirion Fordring needs something to do.

 

[Juanfp]

November last year IIRC

December was when WoD came out, about a year after the last patch for Mists.

I feel that they are releasing the expansions so soon to keep the game alive.
I remember between Bc and wlk and wlk and cata there were a lot of patches opening new dungeons and raids.
But like I said I have not play the game in a lot of time so I really don't know how the game is now.

 

[Bizazedo]

Good. New future content for hearthstone.

 

[Lesath]

Blizzard can fuck right off releasing an expansion when WoD essentially had one whole content patch while at the same time being the most expensive one to date. All the cut content (faction cities, Shattrath, Faralon, Cho'gall) despite having a team that's bigger than it ever has before.

I don't PVP but that scene just got obliterated with WoD too. Someone who does can write you entire paragraphs as to why it's a shitshow now.

 

[Meia]

Draenor hasn't even been out a year yet and they've had 2 major content patches (well..'1' if you ask the WoW playerbase)

"If you ask the WoW playerbase"? 6.2 came out that had a content patch. 6.1 added twitter integration and a camera your character could take Selfies with. That is, quite literally, IT in terms of content.


This "new" expansion almost has to be free, or close to it, to make up for giving a playerbase one new content patch over more than a year(even if the release date was announced at blizzcon, they probably won't start the beta til then, so figure 3-4 months after that just for release...).

People complain when it takes them to long to release an expansion, then they complain when they try to get them out faster... Blizzard literally can't win.

Patches = free content. Expansions = paid content.


Therefore, raising the number of expansions while decreasing the amount of patches = ?????????

 

[SargerusBR]

Awesome. I'm looking forward to this with great excitement.


The Dark Prophet has been confirmed fake. Someone just created a hoax.

I just want my Azshara/South Seas expansion ( .__.)

 

[UnluckyKate]

WoD was okish but i hope for the love of god this expansion blows it out of the water. MoP was great before that.

You meant... Orkish ?

Badum tsss

 

[Rizzi]

Warlords of Draenor was the weakest in terms of actual content.

 

[fedexpeon]

Crazy how long the grind was in WoD when looking back now.
The expansion was released in Nov, but it felt like I was playing the same contents for 4-5months.

I hope the next expansion will be better with no garrison non-sense.
The gimmick was so soul draining and hollow.

 

[Asd202]

Fuck it's at the same time as FF XV stream. What the fuck should I watch?

 

[Jag]

WoD sucked. God, I never thought I missed MoP until WoD sucked out all the fun and went through class design with a chainsaw.

fuck garrisons.

My thoughts exactly.

Blizzard can fuck right off releasing an expansion when WoD essentially had one whole content patch while at the same time being the most expensive one to date. All the cut content (faction cities, Shattrath, Faralon, Cho'gall) despite having a team that's bigger than it ever has before.

I do feel llike I got my money out of WoD though. Played a few months, got a few toons to 100 and eventually quit from OG (Over Garrisoning).

They need to ease up on the timed professions and quests though. Which is probably why we'll see more of it.

 

[plutoknight]

"If you ask the WoW playerbase"? 6.2 came out that had a content patch. 6.1 added twitter integration and a camera your character could take Selfies with. That is, quite literally, IT in terms of content.


This "new" expansion almost has to be free, or close to it, to make up for giving a playerbase one new content patch over more than a year(even if the release date was announced at blizzcon, they probably won't start the beta til then, so figure 3-4 months after that just for release...).

A 'free' expansion would be unprecedented for blizzard and they're not going to give away potentially 5-7m in boxed copy sales at any price point.

they DID really quickly dump Draenor though. I said that comment because most people would see 6.2 and assume there have been two major patches..but 6.1 really was a joke of a patch and should've been a minor bump. It was wrong of Blizz to market 6.1 as such a big thing.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Can't wait for an upgraded S.E.L.F.I.E. camera.