I do hope we get 9.2 news this month, but I myself personally will be wasting a shitload of time getting all the mounts/pets for the 3 other covenants I have ignored until now.
I wouldn't knock the devolvement investment required to make a full PvE facet for the game, both story mode and hero missions. The Archives missions in OW1 are more of a gimmick so evolving that into a legitimate way to play the game probably isn't as easy as dropping bots into a map.
I don't think there is any chance we will see 10.0 in 2022
Trainwreck? I think it depends on what they were able to produce during Shadowland‘s runtime. It could easily be another WoD > Legion scenario.
I do hope that 10.0 doesn’t fail, but keeping Shadowlands around for 6-12 months longer than usual, will do the same if more worse damage overall.
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But when it’s their only feasible release for 2022?
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Diablo Immortal is a F2P game that doesn’t generate immediate revenue. It’s been completely trashed since it’s release and only got better because the gameplay seems to be decent. It’s still a free to play mobile game and not a release in line with other Blizzard releases.
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WoD > Legion took 14 months between 6.2 release and Legion release.
There are not 14 months left between now and January 2023. They don't have the time to make a decent patch 9.2 and balls-to-the-walls amazing expansion for 10.0 during 2022. Either the expansion launches deep into 2023 or is unfinished trainwreck.
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