I’m saying that since then (for whatever reason) they decided to only release raids from then on in 3 windows, which then warrants the existence of a patch. Cause with just raid tiers before WoD they came out with ToT in March 2013 and then SoO in September. Big window shift likely the result of some top down production change.
And from there given those 3 windows they have afforded themselves, they pace out release of smaller patches/quality of life updates to fill in the gaps. Landing where needed in quarters not doing so well or predicted to not do so well cause they have nothing slated at that point.
I’m not fully getting what you’re saying. Is your point that they don’t care about quarters? I don’t have proof of that, but I’m guessing that’s the driver.
There’s no way. There’s just not enough time for it. They’d really have to rush it out the door to meet a November deadline and it’s not even announced yet, much less close to alpha and beta.
Another rushed expansion does no one any favors anyways. It’s much better for Blizz to take their time and let it release in 2023 instead, which it’s going to. 2022 is going to be a quiet year for them, but so it goes.
This is probably the first time in history that an expansion won’t come out two years after the last one. I’m guessing we won’t see it until summer of 2023.
Not likely. have to give the raiders their chance at titles/chievo’s. same for pvp.
10.0 would seal this. Rabble rabble from I didn’t get my full time to get this would be deafening.
so too would be the troll baits. Well should have been good dude. I cleared 10/10 and a few glads in 2 months buddy. Comments I’d see being made. as people whip this out often.
Even to people like me. Take the 10/10 troll bait elsewhere lol. I am a lfr hero and content to be so. 10/10 mythic AND $5.00 would get you a cup of coffee. Key part being the $5.00 lol.
Probably not. If I was to guess, I would say fall of 2023. Assuming they make a 10.0 and not just give up all together. Wouldn’t be surprising considering how poorly received BFA and SL was.
Probably not this year, or maybe at the very end. I suspect that it will be announced a short while after mythic Jailer is defeated. I’d personally like to see it come out May 2023.
It’ll come out this year. It’s more a corporate thing than a ‘‘we release it when it’s good and ready deal’’. Crunch time hit probably a year ago and they got all hands on deck.
My hope is that they’ll announce a 9.3 patch, and really take the time to consider what 10.0 should be and really work on it. I don’t think the current model is going to work for them much longer. Activision is losing their mind share to competitor products at an astounding rate on multiple fronts. They are totally screwed without a shakeup, and now is an extremely opportune time. They can’t wait any longer, another paint by numbers rerelease of Legion is going to be a disaster that can’t be fixed.
There won’t be a 9.3 patch. The 9.2 patch will be the original final patch that was to be 9.3, excluding any x.x.5 patches. 9.1 was the accumulation of the original 9.1 and 9.2 patches. So, at best, we’ll have a 9.2 and a 9.2.5 that will tide us over for the next 6 months, when the 10.0 pre-patch will drop, with the expansion coming in November at the latest. I’m guessing end of February for the 9.2 release at the earliest.
All that being said, I could be wrong on my estimations, but looking at the average patch releases, it’ll be close.
I think they know they can’t sustain this much longer. They are losing subs quickly off both Retail and Classic and simply using the cash shop won’t last if no one is playing the game in the first place.
They need to really have a good long think about all the things people have been complaining about and how they plan to fix enough of them to appease players and win them back, if possible.
Analyzing past patch cycles under current circumstances is silly. How much of the past content was developed under a pandemic, major staff changes, major work stoppages, major public image crisis, and major legal action against the parent company? I think a different outcome is more likely than a repeat of the pattern.
I doubt it honestly in light of…well everything that’s happened the past 2 years.
More than likely they’re waiting to see how 9.2 pans out before making concrete plans on what they’re going to do next. If it’s well received I imagine they’ll do a few “minor” patches beyond it or even scrap the whole “final patch of Shadowlands” idea. Usually by this time in an expansion we have a pretty good idea what the theme of the next will be, but pretty much everything for 10.0 is just speculation and conjecture with very little in game to suggest what it will be.
Like no other company has ever done before? Every major game developer has released more content during all these things. Including the pandemic. It’s not an excuse anymore. There’s no reason a lot of developers can’t work from home. Staff changes happen all the time during restructuring. Strikes happen, and things get back to normal fairly quickly. Look at the multiple writer’s strikes in the 90s. We ended up having some of the best television and film during that time.
They’re going to stick as close as they can to form for now. If they don’t, shareholders will have their heads on pikes. The 9.3 you’re wishing for has just been renamed 9.2. They know Shadowlands wasn’t well received for lots of reasons, and extending that will leave a bad taste in the customers’ mouths. This will give them more time to make a banger 10.0, hopefully, but adding an extra year like you suggested would be suicide.