Next Classic Update! Predictions

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CLASSIC CONTENT PLAN - Sub-Phases

What’s your prediction on what the next Classic WoW Update will be?
Write them down here :slight_smile:

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What addons will be able to be utilized.

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Sharding must be addressed soon. It will be the most un-Vanilla part of Classic WoW launch and how it is going to be used will impact many players’ decisions on whether to jump in or not.

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Next announcement will be about where they’re at in development. I’m not expecting a date, but more like “We’ve done this and that and are roughly 00-00% done.”

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What would you all do if they were able to merge the tech? Meaning you no longer get phased, allowed to trade, and do not see a server next to their name? If you were to believe they were on your server or everyone is on the same server and pulled an EQ similar to zoning. Everyone is coming from a different servers but do not realize it.

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They would have to be able to prevent identical names cross-server. And if they did that, wouldn’t it just be one giant server?

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Next significant one:

Launch Information Post

  • Release date.
  • How sharding will work.
  • List of servers.

Next blue post:

  • Bornakk complaining that he won’t be able to get 1000G for the Pride Raptor before its removed.
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Either sharding or the next phase of testing

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I think sharding is already addressed.

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Which is why I said “either” because if they have something new to say or clarify about it they will probably post something. If not it will be about the next phase of testing.

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i think something something next friday! 3rd may, but ofcourse the release date we will get 30th may since thats my birthday!

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Roadmap of classic and their goals of classic.

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I’m not a pvp player but I feel they are considering earlier versions of Alterac Valley. It doesn’t make much sence since the game is based on 1.12 and 1.12 AV is the natural choice, but don’t know, perhaps something like this related to PVP on next udpate.

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I didn’t get read what you posted. Take care.

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Prediction: Servers are now live!..

Ok, this won’t happen, but imagine the chaos :muscle:

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That would actually be the cleanest way to launch it. It would really anger a lot of people though. Just randomly open servers at 10AM on Tuesday and not announce anything until like 2PM. People would be spamming in forums and stuff but it would still lower population on launch day.

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Maybe a sharding breakdown of whats to be expected. Server layouts - PVP, PVE, RP-PVE, RP-PVP??? and how many. Summer starts in a bit over 20 days so I would hope we would get a release date next month in May.

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Investigating sharding has been mentioned. Nothing has been “addressed”.

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I just clicked wrongly to reply to your post and thought I was replying to the thread, so it’s was basically the same as I posted above.

But now that I’m replying to you, I think classic will use the same API used on vanilla and used by private servers. They are using 7.3.5 client and I don’t know if some functions changed across the patches, but I think most (if not all) are the same and addon creators should already be aware of what will work on Classic.

Blizzard will not talk about specific addons since they only need to release the list of functions and creators make addons with that functions, but yes, it’d be great if the next annoucement were the API, so people can already start making/porting their addons to classic before release.

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Hopefully in their investigations they find they don’t need it; the game IS preferable without it.

If they do need it, however, I won’t be one of those unfortunates who’ll moan about it because they didn’t want it.

Anyway, on-topic… I predict that their next update will be…

drum roll

…their next update.

:stuck_out_tongue:

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It’s already been addressed and really not a big deal to have sharding on launch, from 1-10. No one is going to decide to stay away from classic because of this.