Beta Testers can access on PTR ? I d'ont unterstand :s
Beta Testers can access on PTR ? I d'ont unterstand :s
Even though 9/11 is a significant date, in the end it is still just a day. Cata released on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. The only way 9/11 would ever be ruled out as a release date would be if it became a national holiday and even that's iffy. Movies come out on Christmas, 4th of July, etc when they have the opportunity. If we didn't release something on every day that held signiifcance somewhere, then nothing would get released because chances are every day has had something significant happen. I am an American and although I do see 9/11 as a day of moarning, we do have to move on. We can't just keep avoiding it like it never happened and we can't just keep holding it in stasis where nothing can happen more on that day. One of the steps to healing is to move on.
At any rate, this is looking good for a late August or early September release. Really hoping we have time before Brewfest to hit 90 or we'll hear a LOT of complaints. Guess all of those people saying the game won't be out until November/December are now eating their hats.
You read it wrong. Read the very first line that says anyone with beta on their WoW license will not have access to the PTR.
However, if you have more than one WoW license on your BNET account then you will get the PTR with it. By that I mean no starter edition, no PTR123, no beta license, nothing like that, basicly second separate WoW account that you paid for.
So if you have access to the beta, you wont be able to play on the PTR unless you have a second account with no beta access?
Agree - I see 5.0.1 hitting live servers August 28 with Mists following on Sept. 11. Plus, Blizzard just announced a sale of the vanilla and previous expansions for only $10 each, ending on July 9th. Would make sense to end the sale, then announce on July 10 or 11 that MoP is releasing in two months. That way, they can sell the base software at full price and take advantage of the hype, etc.
My bet is the release date is coming with the MoP cinematic reveal in August. As another poster was noting, Blizz likely has a date set up already, but it's all about hyping the game. Trailing out little breadcrumbs like PTR announcement, cinematic reveal, etc. keeps people excited.
Additionally, revealing the cinematic and release date less than 2 weeks before GW2 launches will likely draw people away from the competition. Anyone bored with WoW at the moment and looking for something different to do might have been eyeballing GW2 as an option, but if MoP isn't too far behind, they'll be more likely to just wait rather than invest time in a new MMO for only 1-2 months.
Blizz has an incredibly intelligent marketing team -- they proved that to me with Annual Pass. They know what they're doing.
4.0.1 hit the PTR on Sept 10, it went live October 12. Wrath was a little odd, info isn't as complete, but I show PTR went up Oct 4th, prep patch went live Oct 14th (there was likely another build before that that was up for approx a month), 2.0.1 went to the PTR Nov 8th, it went live Dec 7th. No prep patch for an expansion spent more than a month on the PTR.
MoP should likely go live approx 6 weeks from the PTR server going up. 4weeks for the PTR, and a confirmed 2 weeks for the event prior to lauch. Give or take a week since they were working in non-absolutes, when they said 2 weeks for the event.
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I've been thinking that this will be a shorter pre-expansion patch/launch event than we've had in the past, so 5.0.1 going on the PTR in July really doesn't hurt the prospects of a September launch to me. I'm guessing 2-3 weeks tops since the launch event utilizes scenario tech and will be an on demand experience instead of a timed or persistent event like we've had in the past.
So right around the corner meaning mid to late September then.
Hm.. ok. Lets hope you don't limit your PTR population too much by doing that.Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
All just my conjecture, but...
Release date right after $10 vanilla/exp sale ends next week - would make sense...2 months prior to go-live.
Cinematic mid-August - already announced.
5.0 live late August - a week or 2 after cinematic, keeping with what they've done in the past. Also counters the GW2 release a bit.
MoP release Sept 11 or 18 (or at least those weeks) - In-line with past beta times, and also since they've said the pre-event would only be 2 weeks.
Starting to form a fairly clear picture. But it will be nice once it's official and Blizz saves us from having to piece together the puzzle.
I feel like the making, testing and speculating of MoP has completely replaced the game, is anyone still even playing Cataclysm or has even Blizzard completely swept it under the rug?
Figure a month on the ptr, then the live event and 5.0 patch sometime around when the cinematic launches in August or so.
For people saying... "expansion is out a month after ptr is released onto live realms." in this case i believe this is wrong even though that is what we have seen in the past.
I feel like the PTR will be available for about 3 weeks to work out bugs, due to all the QQ on no content until Pandaria is live. 5.0.1 (If the special features include Pet Battles and not just new talents), then it will hit live servers, and we will expect to see Pandaria at the end of August or early September. Even new features would occupy me until Pandaria comes out so I can learn my toons again before 90.
Do i smell Pandaria for christmas?