New expansion this year?

[Mursh-blackwing-lair (Mursh)]

I think if there were a new expansion coming at the end of this year.
We would already know about it by now. Not just leaks that may, or may not,
be true.

[Pyromor-shandris (Pyromor)]

Please,hurry up get this expansion done before they mess it up more.

[Lustrois-norgannon]

It’ll be November. January at the latest. I made that prediction in June 2021.

9.1 / 9.2 / 10.0 Story Predictions

Based on the length of the initial expansion patch. 9.0 is the longest, non-endgame patch in the game’s history at 218 days. That’s only four days shorter than WoD’s 6.0 and 6.1 patches combined and half of WoD’s final patch, aka the second longest patch in the game’s history. First prize in that department goes to MoP’s 5.4. Let’s do a little math here. I’m using this chart as my guide. I’m excluding Vanilla because it was a totally different patch system with 12 major content patches, and …

[Kypookins-baelgun (Kypookins)]

@Foxeyknight-turalyon

Looks like shadowlands is ending soon.

Nope.

Even when the next expansion was announced in BFA, with digital pre-orders to get a mount/mog, Shadowlands was still a LONG way off and had a beta first.

So figure more like at least 9 months from the time they announce the next one, which they have not even done yet.

[Jibblës-dalaran]

Could be an overwhelming amount of copium, but maybe since it would have been announced at a November Blizzcon, they’re further ahead with development this cycle? Alpha soon after announcement?

[Brozer-moon-guard]

If you want a new expansion this year, play path of exile. I am and it’s actually good. If you want to spend $100-$200 PER PATCH for World of Warcraft, well you already do that if you keep that 6 month sub up for those free cash shop mounts.

“It will com when it’s ready.” They say, after you spend 8-20 months subscription fees for a new update to that game you play. But it’s ok because they said it will release when it’s ready. Pay the sub. Stop complaining.

[Asana-moon-guard (Asana)]

Nah I don’t really see it. For all of SL they were so far behind that they were always direly struggling to keep up with the patches. I don’t think that bodes well for 10.0’s development level.

We’ll probably get the big announcement in March or April. But alpha testing would have to start in April to get it out for November. Even then it’d probably be a rush job, which is not good. And that’s what happened with SL. No expansion, even on regular schedules, has ever started alpha right after the announcement.

[Cäpslöck-proudmoore]

The absolute earliest we see 10.0 is the week after thanksgiving in the US

[Debbyfrowner-thrall]

@Foxeyknight-turalyon

Looks like shadowlands is ending soon.

In your dreams. Emerald dreams

[Tahbitha-kilrogg]

Compared to the amount of time it takes from today until Earth is swallowed by the Sun, 10.0 is practically tomorrow.

[Jibblës-dalaran]

No yeah, definitely don’t want it rushed. I just want a good 10.0