Confirmed: WotLK In Stores November 13
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As you may or may not have noticed, our home page is looking a little cooler (get it?). Included in that look is a key piece of information. In Stores 11/13/08. That's right, Wrath of the Lich King will be available at retail stores on November 13, 2008. How close was that to your guess? That means we've got approximately two months (or less, depending on when patch 3.0.2 is released) to do what we need to do before starting on the epic quest to level 80. After that, Outland is going to be empty except for Death Knights and dual boxers. Is that enough time for you? Are you excited or dreading it?
Remember to stay tuned to Project Lore for more videos from the Wrath of the Lich King beta in Utgarde Keep!
Reader Comments (44)
I'm personally excited. Sure there is more I could have gotten done with TBC but this opens up a whole new world of things to do. It's nice that I now have the chance to get in on the end game content on time this time too. I didn't start playing until a couple months after TBC came out so while everyone else was gearing up for the end game content, I was leveling my first character to 70 (hunter) just to realize once I got there that I actually wanted to play Druid instead. Ever since, it has always been a catch up game. Now I can start fresh and have my chance to see the content without it being "common ground" for other people.
excited. im one of those 5 multiboxers.
i have 5 locks parked at 69, they're going to 79 now, demon form :D
Uhm great, source?
No official source for this yet, though WoWhead (who had the date first) claims it's a legitimate Blizzard announcement. I'd just wait for Blizzard to announce it before getting excited
Well my guess was Nov 18th because they like to do Tues launch's so that they can do their huge updates on their already "Server Maintenance Days" but hey I am not going to complain if it comes out 5 days earlier then I guessed since I already know that anything I havn't already done I am not going to get done before the expansion and so I don't have to race the clock on anything (though I would love one of those Bear mounts I know I am not getting it and so am just working on leveling alts while waiting)
Awesome! This should give me enough time to get though some more kara runs with my guild and get geared a little more, and to do a few more heroics!
I was expecting a date like that so i have the following week of. BUT no I am not ready, lots and lots of stuf I havent done yet.
BTW "aguzar" why did you park your characters 1 level before epics, dailies, and flying mounts? To be able to fight level 61s in the BGs? thats a pretty lame reason if that is so, if your going to BG it might as well be against players your level not ones 8 levels below you.
Sorry to say guys, but this isn't official. Although it may be a leak, there isn't even a wiff of it on any of the official webs.
HATE >=| the 4th is my B day and i wus rili looking forward to getting it then!!!
/burn blizzard
Well, to the people saying "sorry, this isn't official yet guys" let's look at a few facts. The artwork you see up there at the header that says 11.13.08? That's all Blizzard made artwork. Wowhead and Thottbot didn't go in there and make their own headers and type in those dates...Blizzard provided all of that. So while Blizzard themselves may be waiting until later today to issue their press release, they've already pushed the artwork out to the official fan sites.
This gives me just about two months to level my hunter to 70, and continue to try and get my wife playing. Triple xp and a zevra mount sounds fun.
Goofball, there are thousands of people capable of rendering graphics that look like blizzards - but despite that, WoWhead is a reputable source of information that is in frequent contact with blizz. (Thottbot FTL)
Am I excited? It's a love-hate relationship. I'm glad I'll be out of Outlands, which was always a bit too Sci-Fi for me and I'm looking forward to be in a more fantasy/medieval place on the original planet.
I'm not looking forward to lvling again. I've said this many times before and will say it again - Blizzard needs to be more creative than just adding 10lvls to the cap and beafing up the numbers. C'mon! There are plenty of ways to add new content without doing this. If we go to 90 later, I think I'll be done with WoW.
Wrath looks great so far. I am nevertheless much more excited about it than I was for BC. Hopefully I can make it to the end game content THIS time - before the next X pac.
I'm kind of both ways with this. I have 3 70s but I have never even put time on them end game besides a few BGs. I'm now leveling a rogue with 3 of my other friends and were all aorund 42. I'm hoping I can at least get the guy to 70 and do Kara and some heroics at least ONCE. On the other side though I'm so pumped to make a DeathKnight.
Well this sucks I just got the game I am only lvl 35 I have a lot of work to do.
In case you guys are wondering where the source is from it is blizzard itself. If you visit the site the add pops up so I guess there announcing it like that. Looking forward to playing again cause I quit a year ago. But gonna get back in and I'll see you guys online. Kirith Blade's Edge server. lvl 70 rogue
18 more bars to 70 >.> then i have to gear out, bu it wont be all that bad bc my guild is prepared to help me
i wish we had to at least till christmas, bc i wants my amani war bear xP. plus im gunna ding 70(hopefully today) and then in a couple months its back to leveling...LAME.
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By Egma on Monday, September 15th, 2008 at 2:14 am
BTW “aguzar” why did you park your characters 1 level before epics, dailies, and flying mounts? To be able to fight level 61s in the BGs? thats a pretty lame reason if that is so, if your going to BG it might as well be against players your level not ones 8 levels below you
Being alliance, we're more likely to win in 60-69 then at 70 on my sever. the way i can see it, i can get gold when ever i like, vut once you level up, you cant leveld own.
Yeah, finally
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/splash-wrathdate.htm
The official announcement is now up at worldofwarcraft.com
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By Delatho on Monday, September 15th, 2008 at 5:53 am
Well this sucks I just got the game I am only lvl 35 I have a lot of work to do.
The same here: start playing just 2 months ago, have nothing more (and nothing less) than an (awesome) lvl 29 lock, have been questing in no more than 4-5 zones...
So... the epic Northrend seems very far for me... just like Outlands... and the Estern Plagueland... and the 80% of f*** Azeroth
At first i thought whatever more rumours on release date.
Then while being redirected by blizzard itself. Boom official release date 11.13.08 page right before their main page......ah dreams of leveling another 10 lvls to be able to be killed by a 82(elite)...lol ..just remember i am not addcted i can quit anytime i choose...I just choose not to ..ever..hehehe
I so want the Collector's Edition, just to get the Frost Wyrmling.
I'm a vanity pet whore, bite me!!
Yea... what proof is there of a release date of 11/13? i'd expect later in the week.
and thottbot has a new Homepage Layout as well Xb