Yep, I too am eagerly awaiting pre-patch or even an announcement of it. I just don’t find content engaging at the moment knowing full well big changes and improvements are round the corner.
The same happened while waiting for Legion to be released and BFA although I wasn’t as hyped for it for some reason.
I think some sort of progress update is owed to the subscribers and people who have pre-purchased Shadowlands and the utter silence is ignorant.
Indeed pre-patch is not part of my SL order hence why I included subscribers in my initial complaint, as in, subscribers also deserve some kind of announcement.
The fact that they have never done it in the past doesn’t make it good practice imo.
I do, the WoD content draught felt like the worst in wow history, I certainly remember the complaints in game but I didn’t visit forums much then.
I really hoped it would launch either this week or next, since it gives time for people to experience the new leveling and have fun with customizations, until the Scourge invasions start.