Rygarius: "Way too soon" for Warlords of Draenor Beta

[Noctredors]

MoP got beta about 4 months into 4.3, of course it's not way too soon unless they're thinking of making 5.4 10-12 months. Beta's also last 5-6 months, and we're already 5 months into 5.4. So make that 10-12 months of SoO. 6 million people will be left at the end of the patch, that's my prediction.

[Autowand]

MoP got beta about 4 months into 4.3, of course it's not way too soon unless they're thinking of making 5.4 10-12 months. Beta's also last 5-6 months, and we're already 5 months into 5.4. So make that 10-12 months of SoO. 6 million people will be left at the end of the patch, that's my prediction.

They need to hurry it up then! And I kinda have to agree with what a few others have said. Something must have happened that set them back (not GC leaving) else we'd prolly have beta by now. I DO think a shorter beta is possible but that can only be an assumption with nothing to back it other than the very slim amount of knowledge we have from blues and blizzcon.

[Deleted]

Then again, that wasn't a promise. Mostly because Blizzard avoids making promises whenever they can.

If they say, they are trying to release (much) faster, this sounds like a promise for the com.

And if they are asked at blizzcon "do you xpect to release at the same cycle", they answer " we will try to do it much faster", and again "so it would be a summer release?" "possible, maybe faster" - so it has to be at latest Juny.

But Juny is just 8 months aways from this statement, so the development has to be in a late stage - maybe not at the beta, but near the beta.

And if they dont know what and how to talk about it, than they should just stfu.

[huth]

If they say, they are trying to release (much) faster, this sounds like a promise for the com.

It gets taken as a promise. But it isn't. Keyword being "try".

And if they dont know what and how to talk about it, than they should just stfu.

That just gets them complaints that they aren't saying anything. No better.

[Sainur]

Worst case scenario, WoD will arive Jan or Feb 2015.

Yes, 2015.

This is highly unlikely, but I'm not saying that it is not possible. The beta is far, far away. Blizzard said WoD was further in development than MoP, and people can expect it to arrive sooner than they expected. Blizzard stated they moved everyone from Titan to WoD. (I guess these silly statements were just lies to create hype. As usual.)

There will be no new races and classes. When WoD launches, it will have about 5 dungeons with 2 re-skinned Vanilla ones. TBC has around 14. 14!

Can someone tell me what Blizzard is actually working on? Designing more mounts for the store? Focusing on earning more money? Lods of emone.

Really, like, what on earth are they doing?

[rda]

Worst case scenario, WoD will arive Jan or Feb 2015.

Yes, 2015.

This is highly unlikely, but I'm not saying that it is not possible. The beta is far, far away. Blizzard said WoD was further in development than MoP, and people can expect it to arrive sooner than they expected. Blizzard stated they moved everyone from Titan to WoD. (I guess these silly statements were just lies to create hype. As usual.)

There will be no new races and classes. When WoD launches, it will have about 5 dungeons with 2 re-skinned Vanilla ones. TBC has around 14. 14!

Can someone tell me what Blizzard is actually working on? Designing more mounts for the store? Focusing on earning more money? Lods of emone.

Really, like, what on earth are they doing?

I agree overall.

From what we see WoD is taking stupidly long, not at all shorter than MoP, despite all their smart-ass teases like "hey, we seem to be farther ahead", and it is nothing impressive in terms of content.

The only saving grace is that they might (yes, merely "might", we've seen too many idiotic teases which turned out to be empty) be working *seriously* on the expansion after WoD *in parallel* with WoD, with the idea of releasing that next expansion *shortly* after WoD - like a year after. If they release the next expansion two years after, or if they release earlier but it won't have as much content - and yes, I think there is a good chance of that happening - then they really would be one of the most inept yet most pretentions punks in the software business I have seen to date.

[Deleted]

It gets taken as a promise. But it isn't. Keyword being "try".


That just gets them complaints that they aren't saying anything. No better.

Another opportunity could be NOT to say possibly sooner than summer. If Blizzard says we try to do it sooner ( and this time sooner means about 2(Mid July) - 5(April) months ) than they should do it in this time ffs. Its not a grow up company with no experiance and they have a lot of experience! More than other devs ,at least in MMO.

If you get a reference from your last employer and there is always a " he tries to.. " ( e.g. he tries to come on time.. he tries to do the job as required.. he tries to be nice to his collegues.. etc ) then it is a testimony of a very very bad employee..
So compared to Blizzard " we try this and we try that", Blizzard has to be the worst company ever ....

[kamuimac]

MoP got beta about 4 months into 4.3, of course it's not way too soon unless they're thinking of making 5.4 10-12 months. Beta's also last 5-6 months, and we're already 5 months into 5.4. So make that 10-12 months of SoO. 6 million people will be left at the end of the patch, that's my prediction.

doesnt matter at all they have spring release of diablo expansion so shareholders will be happy regardless and they are the only ones who blizzard cares about - its a company not a charity foundation for players happiness.

[stormgust]

doesnt matter at all they have spring release of diablo expansion so shareholders will be happy regardless and they are the only ones who blizzard cares about - its a company not a charity foundation for players happiness.

It's the overall picture, not a single figure which makes shareholders happy. RoS can be the best selling game in Q1, it won't be able to cover up for a 1m+ subscription loss WoW is going to face.

[Dasffion]

A test build. Not an active beta/alpha.

Also, Lore just confirmed no beta/alpha has started yet.

I guess the Jade Forest needed some "Final touch-ups"

I hope it's at least in alpha or SOMETHING.

It's the overall picture, not a single figure which makes shareholders happy. RoS can be the best selling game in Q1, it won't be able to cover up for a 1m+ subscription loss WoW is going to face.

This on top of what is going to happen in Q2 if they don't have WoD out before the end of June. It's not going to be good for Activision/Blizzard stock.

[Bristae]

an u base it on what ? glass ball ? observation of start ? aliens told u so ? -_- they dont rush beta cause they knwo perfeckly thay will release WoD in autumn so no need to rush anything

And you base that date on what? a crystal ball? aliens?

[enchanted]

Beta will be announced shortly after Blizzard's Q4 Call. You guys will see...

[NanoPaladin]

People are still complaining about this??

[TheHodedOne]

Worst case scenario, WoD will arive Jan or Feb 2015.

Yes, 2015.

This is highly unlikely, but I'm not saying that it is not possible. The beta is far, far away. Blizzard said WoD was further in development than MoP, and people can expect it to arrive sooner than they expected. Blizzard stated they moved everyone from Titan to WoD. (I guess these silly statements were just lies to create hype. As usual.)

There will be no new races and classes. When WoD launches, it will have about 5 dungeons with 2 re-skinned Vanilla ones. TBC has around 14. 14!

Can someone tell me what Blizzard is actually working on? Designing more mounts for the store? Focusing on earning more money? Lods of emone.

Really, like, what on earth are they doing?

Agreed, besides the new character models WoD is really a big patch. no new classes, no new taltent system.

[Unholyground]

Beta is going to happen overnight and it will be a damn surprise!

[TheHodedOne]

Beta will be announced shortly after Blizzard's Q4 Call. You guys will see...

Of couse it will be, the subs loss in the Q4 will be amazing.

[Gurbz]

Beta is going to happen overnight and it will be a damn surprise!

It's funny how fast people forget that this is how it always is with Blizzard when it comes to betas. We hear nothing at all forever then out of nowhere "Hey guys, we just launched the beta". Especially true since it appears that they have stopped doing the Friends and Family Alphas due to rampant leaks (no game since Cata has had one). At least before that we would have reports of the Alpha starting up and know that beta was not far off.

[Cinematic]

I'm still holding out/praying for a June/July Release. They can't afford to wait until after August, the amount of subscribers that have bled through already... The conference call will reaffirm or diminish my wishes.

[Count Zero]

Of couse it will be, the subs loss in the Q4 will be amazing.

Did Blizzard sleep with your girlfriend or something ?

[stuartj1992]

Did Blizzard sleep with your girlfriend or something ?

What girlfriend?