PrePatch date - soon?

[Gaidax]

So far season end date was also expansion pre-patch date, I see no reason for them to change this now after all these years.

Of course this is also not an obligation, they reserve right of pushing back without clusterfuck if needed this way OR they probably just want to build suspense and hype a bit.

[Kahyl]

He "corrected" it after blizzard's pvp season notice went out.

Again, aside from this one mistake, he's been right all along. He guessed the pre-patch for WoD, found out what Legion was all about and what Blizzard would likely reveal at last year Blizzcon.

I'm not sure if you have a bone to pick with the guy but try not to assert that he's fake but all evidence points otherwise.

[Yousef]

That line means there is no connection between end of the season AND the prepatch.

So it can be the 19th, the 26th etc

I really hope it's 19th, everyone will be happy with things early.

[deviantcultist]

I really hope it's 19th, everyone will be happy with things early.

Let's please anticipate quality over quantity. What will make everyone happy is a nicely done patch/xpac. Right now, some tweaks are still needed.

[TS26]

Again, aside from this one mistake, he's been right all along. He guessed the pre-patch for WoD, found out what Legion was all about and what Blizzard would likely reveal at last year Blizzcon.

I'm not sure if you have a bone to pick with the guy but try not to assert that he's fake but all evidence points otherwise.

I remember people found other deleted comments that were wrong. So there's that. He could just make 20 comments and delete those that were wrong.

[Jtbrig7390]

Let's please anticipate quality over quantity. What will make everyone happy is a nicely done patch/xpac. Right now, some tweaks are still needed.

Those tweaks can happen on a live patch and good chance blizzards build is more advanced then the current one.

[Magicpot]

Let's please anticipate quality over quantity. What will make everyone happy is a nicely done patch/xpac. Right now, some tweaks are still needed.

TBH no amount of tweaking will come close to adressing the fundamental issues of Wow: Trashfire (tm) until Aug30.

So sure, put it on the 19th.

[Kahyl]

Let's please anticipate quality over quantity. What will make everyone happy is a nicely done patch/xpac. Right now, some tweaks are still needed.

You're right. More tuning and/or tweaks are needed before the new class changes hit live servers. I'm going to assume they'll try and push two or three small tuning patches to the PTR next week.

I'm of the same mindset of as that individual who wants the patch as early as possible. It'll be 14 months without any new content. Frankly, anything will do at the moment.

[Count Zero]

You're right. More tuning and/or tweaks are needed before the new class changes hit live servers. I'm going to assume they'll try and push two or three small tuning patches to the PTR next week.

I'm of the same mindset of as that individual who wants the patch as early as possible. It'll be 14 months without any new content. Frankly, anything will do at the moment.

A ton of tuning usually happens from data gathered during pre-patch and leveling on live servers. Expect a round of changes on live at the end of the first or second week (I forget how long the period before raid unlocks is ?), and honestly probably one during pre-patch itself depending on how long it lasts.

[Deleted]

If there is that much certainty, why not announce that.
I think when blizzard are actually sure of it themselves, it will be announced.

The season end is announced as the timing of that will necessitate people to hold off certain activities, or do them quicker.
Just like the pre-patch will.
So I see no reason to announce them separately if they were going to be the same day.
It doesn't make much sense as far as I can see.

Stop trying to think. You are very bad at it fanboy loser.

[Nize]

I feel that the earlier the pre-patch comes, the better Legion will wind up being. As someone mentioned, PTR/Beta can't test certain things out that only Live will be able to test. The longer it is on live, the more time prior to Legion that it can fix certain things. It wont' fix all. I don't mind a few bugs still running around (so long as they are not game-breaking) during the pre-patch. One of the sacrifices I'm willing to take just to see the patch come earlier. I wouldn't have minded this so much were we not already 13 months into this last content patch. Pre-patch will breathe some fresh air into this tier.

[ComputerNerd]

Stop trying to think. You are very bad at it fanboy loser.

What prompted that ?
And if you bothered to look at my views you will see I am far from some "fanboy", so don't be a jerk.
You like everyone else pull that out from one opinion, when it would only be proven realistically by all of them.
I have been critical of many things, but why would you take those into account when it kills the meaning of your latest buzzword.
If I was "trying" to think, then I was at least doing more than you.
You didn't even try.

[Servasus]

The patch is coming on the 19th. We have at the bare MINIMUM anecdotal evidence per FOUR previous expansions where the pre-expansion patch launched the day of or one day after the end of the pvp season. Is it possible this won't happen this time? Sure. Is it probable? No.

So I'm going to be the educated guess here and say we're going to be seeing the pre-patch launch on Tuesday the 19th alongside the end of the pvp season, followed by numerous "unlock" updates the following weeks to allow us access to the Invasions, Demon Hunters and finally the Broken Shore.

[nVIDIA]

The patch is coming on the 19th. We have at the bare MINIMUM anecdotal evidence per FOUR previous expansions where the pre-expansion patch launched the day of or one day after the end of the pvp season. Is it possible this won't happen this time? Sure. Is it probable? No.

So I'm going to be the educated guess here and say we're going to be seeing the pre-patch launch on Tuesday the 19th alongside the end of the pvp season, followed by numerous "unlock" updates the following weeks to allow us access to the Invasions, Demon Hunters and finally the Broken Shore.

https://twitter.com/holinka/status/665345336349593600

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https://twitter.com/holinka/status/665345336349593600

What is that supposed to prove?

[askevi]

Are systems changes the only thing we're getting on the 19th?

[schwarzkopf]

Are systems changes the only thing we're getting on the 19th?

We will be getting everything that isn't Legion content itself.

As to if we are getting it on the 19th, that's another question. For example DH will be in the pre-patch, but probably won't be enabled until mid August.

[PeterTheGreat]

Are systems changes the only thing we're getting on the 19th?

We will receive all changes that affect existing content. In other words, everything that is available to level 100, inclusive.

[Soeroah]

We will be getting everything that isn't Legion content itself.

As to if we are getting it on the 19th, that's another question. For example DH will be in the pre-patch, but probably won't be enabled until mid August.

Technically we'd be getting everything as Legion currently stands, just won't have access to the majority of the content until August 30.

But yeah, I don't think we know the release date for the patch, and Demon Hunters don't have an iron-clad release date yet beyond "no later than the 17th" or whatever the date was.

[Icecreamcake]

Why is this thread dead? Is everyone now sold on the 19th?