What happened to 8.2.5?

[grandgato]

Nothing. This is a PR move, not a "the dev team can't handle two games at once" move.

This is most likely the case. They are balancing announcement pacing to keep general World of Warcraft Hype going. We'll also be getting Blizzcon Virtual Ticket updates soon i imagine. PTR updates will follow, and it's very likely we will at the very least have an 8.3 tease with the general concept in October. The big info dump will probably be at Blizzcon though, as others have suggested.

[unbound]

Classic and get used to it, they're gonna weaponize classic so they can slack off and ping pong people back and forth for maximum profits.

Yes and no.

Classic happened, and is far more popular than Blizz thought, so that's shifted some of the people.

On the other hand, if you think Classic is the reason they slack off, you haven't been paying attention to BfA at all.

[Xemioza]

8.2.5 is just anniversary event and tinewalking stuff and some other random shit. Who cares?

Timewalking ? Best thing ever that happened to WoW.

[GreenJesus]

Timewalking ? Best thing ever that happened to WoW.

It is pretty cool.. but each one only comes around like what 1 week every 3 months or so?? Pretty inconsequential. If it was like FF14 where the old raids/dungeons could be part of a roullete you can queue for and earn Valor points on a daily/weekly basis? Much better.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

This is most likely the case. They are balancing announcement pacing to keep general World of Warcraft Hype going. We'll also be getting Blizzcon Virtual Ticket updates soon i imagine. PTR updates will follow, and it's very likely we will at the very least have an 8.3 tease with the general concept in October. The big info dump will probably be at Blizzcon though, as others have suggested.

Yeah it's what I keep saying about Blizz wanting to give 8.3 room to "breathe."

Here they want to ensure Classic has room to breathe, and not be immediately burried by 8.2.5 releasing with what is apparently gonna be big story moments.

[TwoMana]

Some 8.2.5 dropped just hour ago. Check wowhead... or the front page here.