Blizzard secret announce of MoP Launch Date?

[zetitup]

Hi guys,

I just read around abit and found this bit of interesting information.

World of Warcraft 2012 Arena Pass FAQ
If I don’t want to play during the level-85 phase, will I still be able to gain access to the level-90 portion of the competition if I purchase an Arena Pass at a later date?
This will be your only chance to purchase a 2012 Arena Pass. They will not be offered again this year once sales close for the first phase. If you would like to participate in the level-90 portion of the Arena Pass, you will have to purchase your Arena Pass before sales close.

So digging throu some old sites etc, LAST years Phase two was 22 June – 5 July.
Registration started 4 May – 21 June.

THIS years Registration just started so we will see MoP in 2 months perhaps.

NOTE: This is just my speculations and thought i wanted to share it

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Heh, not at this pace. It'll take at least a month to test the level 90 content. And so far we're still working on nailing down 1/3 of the Monk class, and the level cap is 86.

[camelcrane]

seems like a likely launch window

i doubt blizzard want to fix a date 3 months in advance though

[Deleted]

It is going to be the latter part of Q3: late August or September. I can feel the vibe...

[ButterToast]

Heh, not at this pace. It'll take at least a month to test the level 90 content. And so far we're still working on nailing down 1/3 of the Monk class, and the level cap is 86.

I wouldn't say a month, i'd say 2-4 months really.
The level cap is still 86 and been like that for quite a while now. let alone trying out challenge modes / heroic instances / raids etc.

and btw, that's not a location :F

[Arrowstormen]

It is going to be the latter part of Q3: late August or September. I can feel the vibe...

Isn't that late Q2 or early Q3?

[DeLos]

Heh, not at this pace. It'll take at least a month to test the level 90 content. And so far we're still working on nailing down 1/3 of the Monk class, and the level cap is 86.

100% agree. Judging by what is out now, what still needs to be tested, I would say 3 months would be very optimistic.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Isn't that late Q2 or early Q3?

Blizz goes by 3 months = 1 quarter.

[Vutar]

It is going to be the latter part of Q3: late August or September. I can feel the vibe...

What you are feeling is the number of lost subs they'll have if they wait that long without new content.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

What you are feeling is the number of lost subs they'll have if they wait that long without new content.

You can coax those who quit back with good content (which MoP does). You cannot coax back those who quit because you rushed incomplete content.

[Crestt]

We are missing (not necessarily missing, but unable to test) quite a good bit on the beta as is, like other zones and dungeons, the pet battle, the raid content; speculation is speculation but I do not think that this will be July, if anything it will be like arrowstorm said, late august or september for sure

[Cairhiin]

You can coax those who quit back with good content (which MoP does). You cannot coax back those who quit because you rushed incomplete content.

Totally agree, it's better to delay MoP a few months and deliver a quality product than the rush the expansion. Blizzard needs to nail MoP, even a delay of a few months won't matter if MoP is a hit as all the people who quit will come back regardless.

Also concerning the state of the beta, and what has been tested so far and what still has to be tested, a release before August seems impossible.

[kombucha]

Delays for the sake quality can sometimes take a back-seat to competition (namely GW2) My guess is that Blizzard's solution will be to find a acceptable compromise, delaying some of the content that was meant for 5.0 until 5.1 for example.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Delays for the sake quality can sometimes take a back-seat to competition (namely GW2) My guess is that Blizzard's solution will be to find a acceptable compromise, delaying content that was meant for 5.0 until 5.1 for example.

Thing is, you can't delay too much. Pet battles or challenge mode, maybe. But you can't delay a T14 raid, Pandaren, Monk, levels, or zones on Pandaria. And even then we're looking at late July at best.

[Arrowstormen]

Blizz goes by 3 months = 1 quarter.

Oh right, was thinking on summer months, autumn months, winter months and spring months.

[dmdragon]

Blizz goes by 3 months = 1 quarter.

According to math, isn't a quarter of 12 ALWAYS 3? :P

[Deleted]

God, I hope they're not intending to release MoP in two months. The game is in a far too raw state for that.

[Darkis]

Take *at least* 3 months from Diablo 3 launch. No developer/publisher in their right mind would roll out two huge projects like that one after another.

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[Deleted]

Take *at least* 3 months from Diablo 3 launch. No developer/publisher in their right mind would roll out two huge projects like that one after another.

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A WoW addon is a bit different i guess. Sooner or later everyone who plays WoW will buy it, so it really doesn't matter when they release it. The total number of sold games won't differ (much).

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[Deleted]

The facts presented seem to be fairly valid but we need to factor the state of beta into the equation and suddenly it doesn't seem too probable.