Is a yearly expansion possible? Could Blizzard have the next xpac out by Christmas?

[Mormolyce]

If they keep putting out half-assed, easy-way-out expansions with two weeks of casual endgame and pour the rest of their time into two raid tiers, totally.

You just described the last 10 years of WoW.

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Well we're on the right track so far

Says everyone in every expansion ever.

[Grimbold21]

I think that producing an xpac with such little content as WoD should be an indication of their intent to release expansions faster.

[mvaliz]

They themselves have said that they don't think they'll be on the yearly cycle just yet going into the next xpac just that they're closer.

I could see the sheer lack of content being driven by them putting all their resources into getting the next xpac out though.

*shrug*

On the flip-side, they've been saying that was their goal ever since Burning Crusade... so, we shal see.

Honestly? I doubt it... they would've had to have announced the new expansion by now, and start beta testing it next month or so to get it out by Christmas. (unless they plan to skip all that this go-around, of course...)

[Gilian]

To be honest I spend more than $60 a week on coffee, so the amount is a no-factor.

Then you can just as well buy that $80 worth of coffee a week. $20 is nothing.

[Mirishka]

I don't want annual expansions, I just want them to eliminate the huge gap between the final raid and the next expansion.

[Deleted]

I don't want annual expansions, I just want them to eliminate the huge gap between the final raid and the next expansion.

Exactly this. The typical large gap in the content at the end of expansions is more of an issue than the length of the expansion itself.

[Tradu]

I doubt it's possible, and I definitely wouldn't WANT it to happen(at least not if they kept the same price, or increased it like with WoD)

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I don't want annual expansions, I just want them to eliminate the huge gap between the final raid and the next expansion.

Pretty much this. Pacing content throughout the expansion is a much bigger problem than "too long between expansions"