Release date! [Speculations]

[Coffeh]

Like every other expansion...about a year from the announcement.

[The Stormbringer]

Summer, 100%. They're trying to end the long wait between expansions.

[Kanogan]

Lmao no. Itll be May at the latest. The cinematic is done. The zones are done. Everything they showed was pretty much feature complete
Hell I wouldn't be shocked if they have a release candidate finished already.

Yeah, my bet is on May/June. Perhaps we will hear it on tomorrow's Q&A?

[Wyattbw09]

Lmao no. Itll be May at the latest. The cinematic is done. The zones are done. Everything they showed was pretty much feature complete
Hell I wouldn't be shocked if they have a release candidate finished already.

Pretty sure they already said fall of 2018.

[Thetruth1400]

End August/Start September 2018.

That's about where I think too, leaning heavily towards September.

[ItsTiddles]

If it's around late August/early Sept, we might start seeing more consistency in release dates.

[Ilir]

Early summer/late spring

[Sylv_]

It needs to be when school isn't fucking in semester for once.
Let's do a May fucking release, fuckers, so I can fucking no life it for fucking once.
Fuck.

[Lochton]

Lmao no. Itll be May at the latest. The cinematic is done. The zones are done. Everything they showed was pretty much feature complete
Hell I wouldn't be shocked if they have a release candidate finished already.

Uhm, too early. You need 4-6 months for Antorus + 1-2 months for pre-patch minimum.

[Nero Duskwind]

July 17, 2018.

[Aigilas]

id say 7-10 months from now, a raid should last 6 months and it'll be a few weeks till the last raid hits anyway

[lazza25784]

They said a couple features are being added in during 7.3.5 which means that the systems are entirely done for BfA.

It's gonna be May.

The book is out in may!

[Lochton]

They said a couple features are being added in during 7.3.5 which means that the systems are entirely done for BfA.

It's gonna be May.

A few overall features doesn't mean the whole thing though.

So, you foresee a raid tier on 4-5 months with a pre-patch on 1-2 months?

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The book is out in may!

Indeed it is.

[therealbowser]

Anything longer than 6 months after content ends for Legion (it hasn't yet) is too long to matter. I am hoping Blizzard has finally put an end to exaggerated content droughts. I'm probably dreaming.

[precious]

Antorus will last 5-6 months and will be released on january. so expect new exp probably close to september with pre patch etc.

[Ilir]

Some features will be coming in 7.3.5. The 4 allied races are already in the game files.

2 zones + 2 dungeons are done.

And I think the legion spacing was faster than ususal (not sure)

[therealbowser]

id say 7-10 months from now, a raid should last 6 months and it'll be a few weeks till the last raid hits anyway

Raid is probably coming Nov. 14.

[Tyron]

I think this time, seeing how they have shown 2 out of 6 zones and 2 dungeons already, they are going for an early release so we may get it last week of May.

[Lucavian]

This.

Blizzard says every expansion that they want to get expansions out sooner. They have yet to accomplish this, in almost 15 years of the game, I doubt this trend changes any time soon.

While this is true, they said the same thing about content patches and began to deliver. I'm going to say mid June. That gives them about 7 months from the release of Antorus assuming Antorus comes out in the next week or so. I wouldn't be surprised to see alpha start soon after Antorus goes live (same week or week later) and then beta about 3 months after that and then about 4 months of beta.

Ion also said they have been working on this since pretty much the start of Legion and we're likely seeing a trickle affect of faster content after their hiring increase they did a few years back. People were outraged that WoD didn't show any increase, but they had only just increased their staff by ~40% at the time. Now is the time to start seeing the results of a larger team.

[Deleted]

I think this time, seeing how they have shown 2 out of 6 zones and 2 dungeons already, they are going for an early release so we may get it last week of May.

Definitely before Q3 2018 by the looks of it.