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Blizzard Keeps Us Guessing
You just can’t believe what you read on the Internet.
Imagine my shock and dismay when I read that BB over at MMO Champion had changed his Cataclysm release date prediction. While he has never come out and said he has an “insider source”, it’s pretty obvious he does. If he didn’t, the most logical explanation would be that he had his own Psychic Hotline and would probably be pocketing millions through lottery winnings and sports betting.
Psychic Cat says -There’s either a large dragon in your future or your mama needs to lose a few pounds.
Cataclysm’s new Release Date: Early December (Dec 7 or 14).
The new release date is just vague enough to come off as more of a prediction, which is probably why he labeled his post as (Not Official), as if any of his information is (Official). It still looks like the expansion will be out in time for the Christmas rush, which means I know what I’m putting on my Christmas list.
Like I’d wait for Christmas to get the expansion.
After playing mischief with the release calendar, Blizzard decided to mess with us a little more. They decided that the citizens of Azeroth were looking a little on the husky fat side and that they needed to get some much-needed exercise. Therefore, the Faction Capital portals in both Dalaran and Shattrath will disappear in Cataclysm. No more free rides for the homesick, says Blizz. But to show they’re not completely without sympathy (when it comes to fat characters, at least), the portals will be replaced by Class Trainers and Auctioneers.
This makes no sense. Class Trainers and Auctioneers are the two main reasons people would go to the Faction Capitals anyway. Put those in Dalaran and Shattrath, and people still have no reason to leave. Good thinking Blizzard!
I’ve got everything I need right here.
This is Herculano, getting his exercise the old-fashioned way: Cheeto Curls!
Cataclysm Release Date – What Does It Mean?
The harbinger of doom has spoken from on high.
And by that I mean Boubouille from MMO Champion has released his forecast for Cataclysm’s release date.
Now that Patch 4.0.1 is on PTR, I get a lot of mails asking for a release date and I guess I can answer that without too much risk now.
Keep in mind that Blizzard didn’t announce it because the release can still be postponed, but as far as I know the target release date for Cataclysm is the first week of November (that would be November 2, if you like numbers). The first part of the Cataclysm prologue started exactly 8 weeks before that and the next part of the pre-Cataclysm event will probably happen in 2 or 4 weeks depending on their schedule.
You got your answer, and hopefully people won’t yell at me if something goes wrong.
Link HERE.
Now I’m always skeptical when anyone from a non-official website starts passing along knowledge like it was gospel. I got heated last year when MMO Champion started telling folks that the new playable races were going to be Worgen and Goblins. This was based solely on the fact that they happened to datamine some new halloween masks. They released the information just before Blizzcon last year, which had Blizzard a little bent out of shape. MMO Champion had information (including the name of the as-yet-unnamed expansion Cataclysm) that they only could have obtained from inside sources. WoW.com was quick to pick up on this and pass along the information. My rant was based on the fact that nobody offered any solid facts, only theories, yet the masses gobbled it up like it was chocolate-covered awesomeness.
Of course, MMO Champion was right.
Do they have an inside source? Of course they do. They repeatedly drop “rumors” that turn out to be true. Even the wording of the release date doesn’t come off as something that’s speculation.
This time around, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. The proposed release date is November 2, 2010.
The question is this: Now that you have an actual number to deal with, what are your plans for that day? Will you start on the road to level 85? Start a Worgen or Goblin?
Myself, I may not even get the expansion on that day. There’s always issues on release, and the zones are going to be so packed it’s going to be hard to get anything done. With server crashes and zone lag, the first day will be insane.
What about you? Have you booked November 2 off yet? Let me know what your plans are in the comments below.
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