It would appear Best Buy is at it again. This isn’t the first story I’ve read about an order being canceled for no reason, so, if you have one I’d suggest you check up on it to make sure all is well.
No, wait. That’s the James Bond release date. Let’s do this again.
Here’s the press release so you can see I’m not just making that up. They call it a “street date” tho, which does sound way cooler.
Anyways, that’s 9.5 weeks to slog through raids of old content. …. 9 … and a half …. weeks ….
Also, you might want to have a look at how Blizzard is tuning the experience curve in the Burning Crusade beta per our buddy, Tigole:
–Lengthening the curve a bit
–Placing more emphasis on Quest Reward Experience
–Placing more emphasis on Dungeon Experience
–Placing less emphasis on grinding outdoor creatures while not on a quest
Tell me that’s not EQ.
Archive of Tigole’s discussion of the BC experience curve.
Issued under cloak of the night, early this morning, an important MEDIA ALERT from Castle Blizzard:
IRVINE, Calif. — Blizzard Entertainment® today announced that the release date for World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusadeâ„¢, the highly anticipated expansion for World of Warcraft, will be in January 2007. By adding a few extra weeks to the development cycle beyond its original target date, Blizzard will be able to extend the closed beta test and further refine the new content that will ship with the game.
“We appreciate the enthusiasm surrounding World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, and we’re excited about putting the finishing touches on all of the new content,” said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We feel confident that the extra time spent polishing the game will result in the high-quality experience that our players expect and deserve.”
Blizzard began the closed-beta phase of testing on World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade earlier this month. The January 2007 release window will allow extra time for current beta testers to participate in the final stages of development and continue providing valuable feedback.
Further information on specific worldwide release dates, pricing, and other details will be announced in the near future.
They need time to nerf a bunch of stuff. (Oh, I’m kidding!)
I’ve only run around in the beta a few days, but I haven’t noticed much of anything that’s buggy, broken or largely incomplete. Sure, there’s stuff to fix, didn’t seem like two additional months’ worth of work to me.
This expansion is really quite nice. That’s me being understated. I really mean, it’s incredible and worth skipping guild raids to play (not to mention skipping work, but that would be very irresponsible of you).