Any ETA yet?

[Hyrja]

Maybe this year, maybe next year, maybe the year after. Simply said, no one knows at this point. Even Blizzard themselves probably have no idea.

[Felfaadaern Darkterror]

When are we most likely to experience content draught in BfA? Thinking from a sales and marketing standpoint, that would be good time to launch Classic.

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Saturday Nov 23, 2019

15-year anniversary
Enough time to develop it
Won't interfere with BfA launch

Oh that sounds like good bet too. If we were buying squares or had office pool, I'd pick this one.

[Echocho]

Or in general any real news since the announcement?

During the last BfA Q&A they mentioned that they had finished hiring and started development pretty much so it'll probably be a very long time until we see an alpha and get to give feedback. I think they understand that this is an important project and won't rush it.

[Dergiab]

Assuming Classic and retail will run on the same sub, there is no reason to wait for any content droughts. Blizz will get their money anyway and population and income charts for the shareholder will not be "drained".

That release could be tomorrow or in 5 years. But BFA or any other expansion wouldn't by logic affect the release date. Otherwise, Blizz would only release their other games or their other games major patches during lulls of eachother.

[Maudib]

I mean we have had no information of what they are doing, let alone when they will release. I'd say we'll get some information on the next Blizzcon, beta after the 2019 Blizzcon and release at some point in 2020.

The game will be released long before next Blizzcon comes around. you heard it here... July 2018.

[schwarzkopf]

It will be coming out tomorrow....

... someone will say one day.

[sulfuric]

They’ll never release it with a risk of drawing peolpe from the main game. It will most likely release during the end of BFA.

Why not? It's all revenue

[Count Zero]

I've been saying it since it was announced ... late 2019, during Vanilla's 15th anniversary. I really can't understand why this isn't the commonly-accepted launch, as it's the most obvious.

[kunah]

Based on their philosophy with allied races so far, I bet you need to buy BFA and then go through a CoT dungeon and grind rep with the bronze drakes to exalted to unlock time travel before you can play classic

You just ruined my day,, ,,,

[Scottyjscizzle]

Or in general any real news since the announcement?

I wouldn't expect any til blizzcon

[Maudib]

When are we most likely to experience content draught in BfA? Thinking from a sales and marketing standpoint, that would be good time to launch Classic.

Content drought begins the day after launch when people see it's just legion 2.0. Classic launches July 2018.

[Chaelexi]

Content drought begins the day after launch when people see it's just legion 2.0. Classic launches July 2018.

Either you are a troll or an idiot.....I can not decide.

Infracted

[gkai]

I've been saying it since it was announced ... late 2019, during Vanilla's 15th anniversary. I really can't understand why this isn't the commonly-accepted launch, as it's the most obvious.

Because there's absolutely 0 evidence to back up this speculation.

[Trickname]

Probably during the end of BfA when the lul and sub drop off period happens.

[Sastank]

Yes. April 1st.

For real, does this need a topic? I'm 100% certain if there was any news you'd see it front page or on the classic forums here. mfw people make +1 posts before reading. Takes less time to read/skim

[Nefarious Tea]

Why not? It's all revenue

I mean, that poster doesn't make a whole lot of sense regardless, since Classic is mostly likely going to be a server type and not a separate game.

[MachoSasquatcho]

This feels all too familiar with films/tv and video games. An announcement for an announcement, or a trailer for a trailer.

Pretty sure he means they dont want to take any thunder away from the BFA release (which is clearly coming out first). There will be plenty of time to get the hype train rolling after BFA launches.

[Echocho]

I mean, that poster doesn't make a whole lot of sense regardless, since Classic is mostly likely going to be a server type and not a separate game.

It makes a huge difference actually. If they release the classic servers during a time when people would normally unsubscribe from the live version of the game they can probably get one, two or even three more months of subscription out of them. That's more money from subscriptions than the whole private server crowd could earn them in 10 years. The third crowd of returning players that aren't playing live or private servers have a limited life span, they'll play the game for X amount of months and then be fulfilled and quit the game so for them it won't matter when the game is launched.

Giving the retail crowd the ability to play both simultaneously "while they're hot" is essentially throwing money away.

[brt2pp]

this year blizzcon you will hear news about it, the launch of classic will be either, when competing mmo releases so big patch/expansion, or during content drought of bfa

[Zka]

End of BfA drought, more than likely. Quite sad.