WOTLK - ETA for fresh realms?

[Eskunggu-mirage-raceway]

I wish Blizzard would give ETA when to excepted to release fresh servers. Hopefully we have some extra time before pre patch is lauching. What are your thoughts?

Also have a nice day who ever reads this

[Vanillataur-nethergarde-keep]

@Kaivax

With the launch of the Wrath of the Lich King Classic pre-patch, we intend to open “Fresh Start” realms for players who wish to experience starting a new character and playing alongside a new community of others.

With the pre-patch is what they say.

[Eskunggu-mirage-raceway]

Oh, i guess i need to learn to read. Ty for reply. Then i hope we get pre patch soon.

[Vanillataur-nethergarde-keep]

My guess is August 10, together with realm “consolidation”.

[Infernatil-kazzak]

Dunno, waiting now feels so stupid, specially when they said there’s gonna be a 50% boost its demotivating to even exp alts now. They should just turn this and prepatch as soon as possible

[Sharknado-nethergarde-keep]

First they have to start the bonus experience and slightly after that Fresh hits. If they enable it mid/late August then somewhere September will be prepatch and fresh.

[Vanillataur-nethergarde-keep]

Summer XP event (the 50% buff) was announced for the “coming weeks” at June 22.
Mid /late August is not the “coming weeks”.

The buff has an expected duration of 6-8 weeks and should hit a few weeks before pre-patch and last until lauch.

So launch late September sounds plausible to me.

Not that I like it, but that’s my best guess.

[Sharknado-nethergarde-keep]

@Vanillataur-nethergarde-keep

Summer XP event (the 50% buff) was announced for the “coming weeks” at June 22.

They said they will implement it in the “coming weeks”, not enable it.

[Dottie-thunderhorn (Dottie)]

I think the pre-patch is two weeks after the consolidation. That give two weeks for the buff.

Some more advice is move your characters before the deadline or they get moved to an empty or low population realm.

[Vanillataur-nethergarde-keep]

According to the dictionary “implement” means “put into effect”. If it means something else in WoW I’d like an explanation of what, please.

Also if they call it Joyous Journeys – Summer XP Buff Event they have to make it live twhile it is still Summer - else they could just have called it Joyous Journeys – XP Buff Event

[Sharknado-nethergarde-keep]

@Vanillataur-nethergarde-keep

“implement” means “put into effect”

Implementing a feature does not imply it becomes active at the same time. It can but it doesn’t have to.

It also a practice in software development to release a feature but enable it gradually under a feature flag.

Also calendar fun:

When will WOTLK Classic and the PRE PATCH Launch?!?

[Vanillataur-nethergarde-keep]

I’m terribly bad at hearing stuff but I think he ended up agreeing with me

This Wednesday XP Buff?

We know the dates of most of these and the relative dates are certain, so guesstimates can be made on the rest: PvE to PvP transfer restrictions removed - already happened June 21 Wrath Classic closed beta test - already begun Classic Era clone service retired - happens July 26 Summer XP event (the 50% buff) - (“coming weeks” from June 22) Duration 6-8 weeks - few weeks before pre-patch until lauch - Guess: July 13 Existing realms ‘consolidated’ - August 10 New Fresh Start Re…

I would like longer time with TBCC, so I do not like my own guesstimates

EDIT - Tupos andmissingspaces!
And I want a new keyboard, this one’s speeling is atrocious, and the space bar worn out.

[Dottie-thunderhorn (Dottie)]

@Vanillataur-nethergarde-keep

Also if they call it Joyous Journeys – Summer XP Buff Event they have to make it live twhile it is still Summer - else they could just have called it Joyous Journeys – XP Buff Event

Depending on how you think of summer ending it could be 31st of August or 20th September when it launches and still be called a “Summer buff”