Will the next WoW expansion be announced in February?

[Nnyco]

Dude SL isnt even out yet.

[Teriz]

So, chances are next expansion Blizzard might take the servers offline at launch midnight and slowly turn them back on to enable the expansion as people try to reconnect and destroy the login servers?

No, you won't expect that because Blizzard hasn't had to do that for the last several expansions.
Yes history has an expiration date when your trying to draw conclusions from it.

When has Blizzard announced the next expansion the last 3 expansions?
How about the last 4, the last 5?

Recent history is a damn lot more important for establishing precedent then ancient history.

And heck your final point is also already moot by your own logic. There is precedent for Blizzard announcing a new expansion outside of Blizzcon.
Therefor the Blizzcon date in 2022 is not relevant for when the expansion will be announced.

You're seemingly forgetting that the BlizzCon timetable was thrown off because of Coronavirus. That wasn't part of the equation in the last 4-5 expansion announcements.

[Gorsameth]

You're seemingly forgetting that the BlizzCon timetable was thrown off because of Coronavirus. That wasn't part of the equation in the last 4-5 expansion announcements.

It isn't part of the equation now either. The next expansion is more then 2 years away. This Blizzcon does not matter.

Blizzcon's in the future possibly not lining up doesn't matter because Legion showed that it doesn't need to be at Blizzcon.

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[Beastiel]

no, at most they will give us some information about what they're planning on for Shadowlands's first major patch.

[Pebrocks The Warlock]

I don't think I've ever seen a poll here with that many votes so one sided.

It's not like they need to announce it at anything Blizzcon related.

[Teriz]

It isn't part of the equation now either. The next expansion is more then 2 years away. This Blizzcon does not matter.

Blizzcon's in the future possibly not lining up doesn't matter because Legion showed that it doesn't need to be at Blizzcon.

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The next expansion would still be 2 years away from release even if it's announced in February. However, don't you think that Blizzard would rather announce their next expansion at their event than at someone else's event?

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I don't think I've ever seen a poll here with that many votes so one sided.

I know, it's pretty hilarious.

[Ihavewaffles]

Bigger diablo4 news batch is gud enuff for me

[Seranthor]

TBC was released on January 16th. WotLK was announced on August 3rd.

That's 6.5 months.

So, you are in fact verifying exactly what I posted. Thank you.

[huth]

Just FYI, I also voted no on the poll too. I'm just saying there is a possibility.

Just because something is possible doesn't mean that there is any real chance that it will happen. You're effectively working off nothing here.

[DeltrusDisc]

I thought BlizzConline was a substitute from BlizzCon 2020, not 2021

Your memory serves you correctly.

[huth]

The next expansion would still be 2 years away from release even if it's announced in February. However, don't you think that Blizzard would rather announce their next expansion at their event than at someone else's event?

"Would rather" being the key words. It's a preference, not an iron-clad rule. And BlizzConline is definitely way to early to have any realistic chance of having something ready for presentation without spoiling most of SL's patch storylines.

[HateTrain]

Lol not going to happen. At MOST the only WoW stuff coming on that Blizzconline is the first Shadowlands content patch, and probably Classic/TBC Classic news/dates.

[Selah]

No, way too soon. I suspect we'll get 9.1 info and maybe some teasers where the story is going after that, that's it though.

[Synical123]

To be fair, they could announce the next expansion in February, and it still wouldn't release until late 2022.

No, they 100% will not.

[Aeula]

Obviously not, though it'd be nice to get Shitshowlands over with.

[kamuimac]

Nah . there will be nothing interesting till blizzcon in next november.

this blizzcon in february will be just waste of time.

[Synical123]

Obviously not, though it'd be nice to get Shitshowlands over with.

Dude it hasn't even been out for a single day lol

[huth]

No, they 100% will not.

They could, in the "they are capable of doing so" sense. Not in the "they are likely to do so" one.

It's very dumb wordplay.

[Varodoc]

Are you serious? They haven't even revealed 9.1 yet...

[Ealyssa]

So you guys think they're going to have another BlizzCon in the fall?

Really depends what will be in Blizzconline, but I hope so yes.