No. I would say 8.2.5 as last patch. Blizzcon expansion annoucement with beta releasing January and expansion realease in late summer.
No. I would say 8.2.5 as last patch. Blizzcon expansion annoucement with beta releasing January and expansion realease in late summer.
8.3.5 stands out to me as the biggest "uhh no." Blizzcon is 100% going to be a full blowout on 9.0, expansion Blizzcons always are. 8.3.5 they'll shuffle into January or February.
8.2.5 PTR would have to be late July. Honestly I'm starting to lean off 8.2.5 in August entirely, feels more probable for early September at this point.
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I think more on the lines of:
8.2.5: PTR late July/Early August; Release late September/Early October
8.3.0: Will be talked about in Blizzcon. Huge connection to next expansion. PTR soon after Blizzcon. Release on January 2020 (after holidays)
8.3.5: PTR late February 2020. Release April 2020. Will have the BfA epilogue, link to 9.0 and preorder content for 9.0.
9.0: Alpha/Beta May 2020; Prepatch October 2020; Release November 2020.
Whatever...
I think they'll push 8.2.5 PTR out after Classic launch is settled (September), so they're 100% focused on that, and a shorter PTR cycle. Not a whole lot to test in that patch anyway and it'll just spoil the story early for nothing. Might be even worse of a patch than 8.1.5. It's that or they push it out 3 weeks before classic like the above poster said. Classic is definitely kind of in the way for what the timeframe should be.
@MoanaLisa can update the title of the thread to 8.2.5 and later on Tuesday
8.3 will probably be December, raid open in january they can't wait any longer than December to push out Ny'alotha
I personally hope they stretch out AEP longer though so that last tier is shorter, but they won't have a huge gap b/w Ny'alotha and n'zoth's raid and the start of season 3. everything has to be tied into this seasonal approach instead of doing 3 meaty tiers across 24 months
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I honestly don't think Blizz is going to be able to resist trying to compete with themselves. That's why I said 8.2.5 releases in August originally. Seeing the raid schedule I'm leaning off that now, since I don't think we get 8.2.5 PTR until LFR is fully out. PTR is probably gonna drop around the time name reservations start for Classic, so Blizz can try and bait people into retail with a shiny new update tease.
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I would rather imagine Blizz will release PTR a good few weeks before classic is released so theycan catch the clasdic dropoffs on the rebound. 2 weeks after classic i will say. That should be long enough for people to realize many prefer a faster pace, and the classuc fanboys might hit a tiny burnout and need somethibg else, even if only to complain.
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If not that early, a month after classic. Most middling players shoumd have hit max level by then, maybe even tried some max level content.
Edit: Sorry @Sondrelk, I either misread your post or quoted the wrong post (I blame mobile scrolling)
Anyway:
While they didn't quite keep their promise that the PTR would be up almost permanently, it wasn't off for over 3 weeks or so in BfA (iirc) so having it down for over 2 months until after Classic is just madness.
Also, the PTR alone doesn't draw people that only play Classic, but an actual patch release can.
The PTR will be back in late July if not earlier, with 8.2.5 going live 3-4 weeks after Classic.
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But your duty to Azeroth is not yet complete. More is demanded of you... a price the living cannot pay.
Such a hostile reply, and a lot of projection. Since you're the type of player to click everything instead of using macros and keybinds, sure, then the class can look complicated to you. But for the rest of us, watered down rotations that are either builder/spender, or glorified combo points, bring down the entire quality of the game.
GZ on the moving!
I also can't wait for that cinematic, but I want to experience In-game and since I'm from EU I'll have to wait until tomorrow, a shame.
I loved the video Ion made, I've always kinda liked him so this was amazing for me.
Now now, While I know that train will have hardships we don't know yet! I think whatever 9.0 brings story-wise, we will love it!
I still don't understand this Essence system.
Ok so you get some generic spells to choose from on your neck. 1 AoE, 1 DoT, 1 single target spell...
Then they are all shared in your role. So if you play a Elemental Shaman you get the same Essences as a Rogue? No difference?
It will also be removed next expansion.
What is so cool about this system?
It looks like it's just like having a "choose an active trinket without the stats"
I want to be excited about it, is it more than I think?
If you only use 4 buttons your either not in a position to be useful in a raid because your group doesn’t trust you or your not helping your group out in Dungeons. A clicker could Proabbly get more use out of there ability’s Mabye you should try it? Or would actually being useful hurt your dps?
Get your butt off the chair.
You're assuming too and macros make it easier. You whining about builder spender/combo points is more or less a lot of classes. You pretty much simplified the game and well some people like the builder spender model, nothing wrong with that. I mean what you describe is a lot of what WoW has been for like...even before Wod came around.Such a hostile reply, and a lot of projection. Since you're the type of player to click everything instead of using macros and keybinds, sure, then the class can look complicated to you. But for the rest of us, watered down rotations that are either builder/spender, or glorified combo points, bring down the entire quality of the game.
#TeamLegion #UnderEarthofAzerothexpansion plz #Arathor4Alliance #TeamNoBlueHorde
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Has there been a datamined list of the encrypted cinematics in the patch? I'm wondering if there's any more of them beyond the Nazjatar Intro and Eternal Palace ending that we should be on the lookout for.
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